Roselene Kovick Kinsey

Roselene Kovick Kinsey was born in Heber City Utah on November 1,1943 to May Young Kovick and Martin Kovick. She passed away in Orem Utah on November 11, 2024.
Rose grew up in Heber City, graduating from Wasatch High School in 1962. As a young lady Rose enjoyed playing softball, and boy was she good! She could hit and throw a ball as far as any guy. She loved hanging out with all her cousins and causing trouble. After high school she married Neil Gordon and later divorced. She married Ray Kinsey on May 29, 1968, and together they had three children: Tina Pfaffinger, Lynn Kinsey and Mike Kinsey.
Throughout her life she enjoyed fishing, hunting, cooking homemade meals and playing cards with Mike and Amy. Rose adopted the name Mother Goose and is known to many as that. She had a lifelong friendship with Beverely Ryan and loved her special neighbors (Gillett’s & Street’s). She loved going to softball games, Wendover trips and spending time with her grandkids. She had a deep love for her mother, sister, brother and special niece Peggy Larsen and her grandkids and spoke about them often.
She is survived by her brother, Martin Kovick; her sons, Lynn Kinsey (Tracy) and Mike Kinsey (Amy); daughter, Tina Pfaffinger (Erich); her nieces, Peggy Larsen, Brenda McNiel and Wynette Nelson; and her nephews, Barry Bezzant and Mont Kovick.
Rose has 9 grandkids: Kayla, Sidney, Hunter, Shelby, Chase, Shay, Marty, Stacy, Kristy, and 9 great grandkids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Reva Bezzant; husband, Ray Kinsey; niece, Ranae Wanless; sister-in-law, Susan Kovick; and beloved granddaughter, Shelby Kinsey.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 16th at the Heber Valley Funeral Home. A viewing will be held one hour prior. Interment will be in the Heber City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the local animal shelter or Humane Society in memory of her beloved Jamaica.