Rose Hilton

(From Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home)

Rose Katherine Hilton, age 86, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at the Aurora Nursing Center. She was born February 2, 1937, in McIntire, Iowa, the daughter of Ivan and Helen (Anderson) Minnis.

Rose was a 1955 graduate of Aurora High School and along with her husband, Carroll owned and operated Hilton Pump Sales and Service. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Aurora.








On July 28, 1956, Rose married Carroll Hilton and they loved to go square dancing, travel and she was a collector of many things.

Rose is survived by her husband of 67 years, Carroll; one son, Andrew Hilton and his wife, Michelle, of Aurora, Missouri; two daughters, Connie Engelman and her husband, Michael, of Dover, Tennessee and Teresa Winzer of Seneca, Missouri; one sister, Betty Forester and her husband, Bob, of Blue Springs, Missouri; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.







Rose was preceded in death by her parents, Ivan, and Helen, and one great- grandson.

A funeral mass under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church. A burial will follow at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Aurora. A prayer service will be held from 5:00-5:30 p.m. with visitation to follow until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023, in the funeral home chapel.