Sylvia Roses of Oak Bluffs died on April 8 at Coolidge House in Brookline. She was born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., on June 5, 1915. Sylvia grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., and graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1932. She then went to New York University where she actively participated in college honor societies and held many offices. Sylvia was the first woman in the history of NYU to be the circulation manager of a college yearbook. That was a remarkable achievement in those days,. She received her degree in advertising and marketing in 1937 and then worked at the Packard Motor Car Company in the advertising department where she did copywriting and layout.

She married Dr. Joseph Roses in 1938 and worked as his dental assistant. She started a Girl Scout troop in New York city. After their children were born, it was P.T.A. forever. She returned from attending her first P.T.A. meeting and announced that she was vice president! The family received the award for the longest P.T.A. membership without a break. Sylvia was the president of the organization twice and was always volunteered for school trips by her children.

She then worked in Boy Scouting. She was the den mother of Cub Scouts while Dr. Roses was a committeeman in the organization. In 1953 the Roses family was the scout family of the year in New York city and with the press looking on, pictures were taken and the family was presented with a plaque from Mayor Vincent Impellitari at New Yorkߣs city hall.

Sylvia was active for years in the March of Dimes against polio and then became the Greenwich Village regional chairman whose area had the largest fund-raising effort of the whole city. Sylvia was invited to the mayorߣs residence, Gracie Mansion, by Mayor Wagner and his wife to attend a tea and receive a plaque.

She was involved in the Girl Scout movement when her daughter became a scout. Sylvia was also cochairman for many years of the New York Settlement House, Greenwich House Antiques Show and was honored there when leaving New York with a large luncheon in appreciation of her work there.

Sylvia decided 30 years after graduating to go to graduate school at NYU where she took courses to be able to teach remedial reading to youngsters and volunteered in this field. She had the happy satisfaction of reaching children who had fallen by the wayside in the learning process.

Dr. and Mrs. Roses became permanent residents of Marthaߣs Vineyard in 1977 after having been summer residents since 1959. She volunteered at the Marthaߣs Vineyard Hospital and was also a member of the auxiliary. She was vice president of the Friends of Oak Bluffs Council on Aging board.

Sylvia was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Joseph Roses, who died in 1991. She is survived by her daughter Johanna, sons Adam and his wife Barbara and grandsons Matthew and Andrew, Michael and his wife Elizabeth, and Jonathan and his wife Lori. She is also survived by grandchildren Gabriel and his wife Sue, Jonathan and his wife Karen, Aviva Ben-Ur and her husband Wim Klooster and their son Aiden, Miriam Ben-Ur and her husband David Miller and their sons Avi and Noah, and David Ben-Ur and his wife Felicia Herman and their children Samuel, Nathan and Abigail.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Vineyard Nursing Association, Post Office Box 2568, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 or to the Marthaߣs Vineyard Hospital, One Hospital Road, Oak Bluffs MA 02557.