Dr. Rose D. Sison Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Rose D. Sison, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. 93, of Indianapolis, passed away July 5, 2022. She was born May 6, 1929 in Roxas City, Philippines to the late Enrico Bayhon Dorado and Maria Cleofe Smith. Rose married Vicente G. Sison in 1952 and received her Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines in 1956. With their young daughters Marissa and Sheila, they moved to the United States to begin their medical careers. Rose completed an internship at Research Hospital, Kansas City, MO. She did a pediatric residency at Kansas City General, a psychiatric residency at Osawatomie State Hospital, Osawatomie, Kansas, and pediatric and pediatric cardiology residences at Montreal Children’s Hospital and L'Hopital Ste-Justine in Montreal, Canada. Rose joined her husband as staff physicians in 1964 at Manteno State Hospital, Manteno, Illinois, then was a founding staff pediatrician for Warren G. Murray’s Children’s Hospital, Centralia, Illinois from 1964 until 1967. She and her family then moved to Terre Haute, Indiana where she was in private practice specializing in pediatrics, asthma and allergic diseases from 1967 until retiring in 2000. Rose continued her professional journey to complete a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California, Berkley in 1975, majoring in maternal and child health. She was a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a Fellow of the American College of International Physicians. In addition to her private practice, Rose served as a pediatrician for the Well Baby Clinic at the Vigo County Dept. of Health from 1967-1973, served on the Vigo County Board of Health, and was a clinical lecturer for the Indiana State University School of Nursing, where she also served on the Nursing Advisory Board. She was a member of multiple professional associations, including the American College of Allergists, the Pan American Allergy Society, the Vigo County Medical Association, the Indiana State Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the Philippine Medical Association. Rose was proud of her Filipino heritage and culture, and she relished being at the center of the growing community of Filipino doctors in the Terre Haute area. But she was equally proud of becoming an American citizen in 1973. Singing, dancing, creative arts, gourmet cooking, writing poetry and songs, and gardening were among Rose’s many talents. She was a longtime member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Terre Haute and joined Holy Spirit Catholic Church at Geist when she moved to Indianapolis in 2000; she enjoyed singing in the choir at both churches. Rose was listed in the 1968-69 “Who’s Who of American Women” and in the 1979 edition of “The Best Doctors in America”. But first and foremost, Rose was a loving wife and mother, doting grandmother and great-grandmother, and gracious supporter of her large and far-flung extended family in the Philippines and the United States. Visitation will be Friday, July 22, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Shirley Brothers Fishers-Castleton Chapel, 9900 Allisonville Road, Fishers. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit at Geist Catholic Church, 10350 Glaser Way. Burial will take place on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, 9700 Allisonville Rd. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vincent Sison Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund www.wvcf.org/funds/vgsisonlegacy/ or to The 24 Group www.the24group.org (foundation created in memory of grandson David Manlove). Rose is survived by her children, Marissa Sison Manlove (Kim), Sheila Sison Spangler (Gary), Steven Vincent Sison (Kathy), and Scott Victor Sison,; grandchildren, Philip Brian Dils (Alexia), Joshua D. Manlove (Angela), Lauren R. Sison, Amanda M. Buschuk (Brian), Alena C. Sison and Alex B. Dils (Katie); great-grandchildren, Peyton, Kai, Penelope, Isabelle, Artemis and Nyla; and many nieces and nephews. Rose was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Vicente deGala Sison; son, Sidney David Sison; grandson, David J. Manlove; niece and caregiver, Nellson B. deGala; and siblings Corazon Berjamin, Enrico Dorado Jr., Perla Abella, Juan O. Dorado, Bella Tiro, and Fred S. Dorado.

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Dr. Rose D. Sison

May 6, 1929 - July 5, 2022