Rose Higgins

Rose (Ponce) Higgins, 69, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on August 27, 2026.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 1, from 10:00am until 12:00pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 12:00pm. Burial will be in Valley Memorial Park in Spring Valley.

Rose was born on June 19, 1957 in Mexico to Rosa Ponce and Julio Morales. She moved to America in 1969 and grew up in DePue. She was one of the kindest, caring souls on this earth. She always put her loved ones before herself and we are all blessed to have had her in our lives. Rose had the biggest heart and it showed throughout her life. She spent her life caring for others as a certified nursing assistant, a loving wife, a caring mother, and an amazing grandma.

After retiring, she spent her days filled with love as she cared for her grandbabies. Her world revolved around them and her face would light up whenever she was with them. She left an impact on everyone she met as being a kind, warm soul. She will be missed greatly and never forgotten.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 37 years, Stanley; the loving mother of Samantha (Kyle) Taulbee, Andrew (Jileesa) Higgins, Stanley Higgins, and Larry Martin, the dearest sister of Frances, Olivia, Ed and Robert Ponce; and a wonderful grandma to Adalynn, Ember, Dawson, Kayleigh, Kyndra, Isiac, and Colton.