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Rose Nahmens McCarley
Rose Nahmens McCarley
April 3, 1960 – April 26, 2016
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Longtime Lake County resident and business owner, Rose McCarley, passed away April 26, 2016, at her home in Lower Lake, after a long battle with cancer.
She was born April 3, 1960, in Redwood City, Calif., to Daniel and Nellie Nahmens. She was raised in Long Valley, Clearlake Oaks.
Rose graduated from Lower Lake High School in 1978 as salutatorian of her class. She went on to graduate cum laude from California State University, Sacramento in 1982 with a B.S. degree in financing and a minor in economics. She returned to get her second degree in accounting in 1984.
Rose worked as an accountant at Chevron headquarters during the largest oil merger in history. She returned to Lake County to marry her husband Chuck McCarley in 1989.
Rose worked as an accountant at Robertson & Associates until she she joined her husband to run Lake County Gas in 1991. After selling Lake County Gas, Rose pursued her lifelong dream of owning a western retail store and built CJS Ranch Supply where she has worked ever since.
Rose loved hunting, fishing, hiking and gardening, but most of all she loved her horses and barrel racing.
Rose continued to live her life, doing what she loved, despite her illness. She spent countless days driving her kids to rodeos and hours helping them in the practice pen.
She was proceeded in death by her parents, Daniel and Nellie Nahmens; brother, Daniel Nahmens; and husband, Chuck McCarley.
Rose is survived by her children, Christopher, Joseph and Samantha.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Rose’s life on Sunday, June 5, at 2 p.m. at the Clear Lake Riviera County Club, 10200 Fairway Drive, Kelseyville.
Arrangements under the care of Jones & Lewis Clear Lake Memorial Chapel.
Please share your loving memories of Rose by signing her online guestbook at www.jonesandlewis.com and www.legacy.com .