Rose was raised in Carrolltown, Pa. After working as a baby’s nurse in Pittsburgh, she married and moved to Tampa, Fla., where she raised her family and worked 30 years as a china inventory manager for Maas Brothers Department Store. She retired to Carrolltown in 1998.

Pasquale was raised at Girard College in Philadephia, Pa. He served in the Army during the Pacific Theater operations of WWII, and in Germany during the cold war years. Following retirement he moved to Florida and was a maintenance worker at a large department store. Pasquale enjoyed painting and listening to polka music; and was known for his unexpected humor. He last lived in Largo, Fla.