SALEM- Julia "Julie" M. Rose (67), of Salem, passed away on Monday December 23, 2024 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born in Woburn, Julie was the daughter of the late Alyce (Kazlauskas) and William Henchey.

Growing up, Julie attended Woburn schools and was a graduate from Woburn High School in 1975. She went onto attend and graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1979 with a degree in Nutrition. Upon her graduation, she worked for Stouffer Foods before going back to school to get her MBA from Babson College and continued with her career. Although Julie worked a variety of jobs, she was most known for her career in government as the Financial Manager under John Sununu in the state of New Hampshire and then later went onto work for the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority at Deer Island before returning home to Salem working in the City Engineer's office up until 2019 when she retired.

Outside of her work, she was committed to serving others as she was the president of Historic Salem and served on a variety of boards that include Hamilton Hall, the Salem YMCA, the Salem Food Pantry, and Voices Against Injustice (previously known as the Salem Award Foundation). Her caring nature was throughout Salem as she would deliver homecooked food to individuals and families during the holiday season and organized the Book Swap at the Senior Center in Salem. She will be remembered for her caring nature to all those around her who felt her warmth through her acts of kindness and service.

Julie is survived by her husband James Matthew Rose of Salem, her sister Rosemary Henchey of Salem, her aunt Helene (Kazlauskas) Gustafson and her husband Gary of Hilton, NY, and her cousin Erik Gustafson of Niagara Falls, NY.

A funeral mass will be held on Friday January 3, 2025, beginning at 11:00 AM at St. James Church, located at 160 Federal St. Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Clothing Connection P.O. Box 2076 Salem, MA 01970. For more information or online guestbook, please visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com or call 978-744-0497.