Passed peacefully away at the James Paton Memorial Hospital on December 7, 2009, Rose Ellen Barker, age 86 years, of Open Hall. Predeceased by her husband Thomas. Leaving to mourn her eight children: Samuel (Rosalyn), Edward (Mary), Madonna (Harry), John (Gloria), Marie (Hubert), Carmel (Sterling), Bernice (Marlon), Jane (Curtis); sixteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; sisters: Margaret (Andrew) Lannon and Mary Barker; sisters-in-law: Kay Meaney and Barbara Meaney; special friend Millie Sullivan, Gander, and a large circle of relatives and friends. Resting at Sacred Heart Church, Open Hall. Funeral will be held on Thursday, December 10 at 11 a.m. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Vardy’s Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Central Northeast Health Foundation, Gander, NL.