Rosalee Clanton passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the age of 87.

She was born on March 4, 1939, in Greely, CO to Raymond and MaryAlice Turner.

In 1957, she married the love of her life, Ray Clanton, in Grass Valley. They raised three children, Michael, Laura, and Daniel.

Rosalee was a switchboard operator and worked at Roscoe’s Department Store until she decided to stay home and raise her children. Her main and most loved job was being a wife and raising her children and grandchildren. She was proud of every single one of her family members. She loved God above all else. She enjoyed hiking, gardening, reading, playing musical instruments (keyboard, piano, glockenspiel) and was learning the harp. She will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her sister, Reata Rea Price; children Michael (Donna) Clanton, Laura (Bryan) Schaaf, and Daniel Clanton; grandchildren, Christopher Clanton, Crystal (Chris) Tuttle, Araina Roy, Rachel (Jeff) Gortner, and David (Emma) Schaaf; and many great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren as well as her beloved dog Reggie.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Ray Clanton who passed away in July 2012.

Memorial Services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 10, 2026, at the Church of Christ on Whiting Street in Grass Valley.