Violet Rosalea "Rose" (Vandruff) Cox

Fillmore --- Violet Rosalea “Rose” Cox, age 96, a former resident of Fillmore and Nunda, died peacefully on August 9, 2025, at Livingston County Skilled Nursing Facility, Mt. Morris with her family by her side.  She was born on February 23, 1929, in Olean, the daughter of the late Leroy and Doris Haynes Vandruff.  Rose was the eldest of two children and grew up in Wellsville.

Rose attended and graduated from Houghton Academy. She met Ralph and they married on August 21, 1948.

When they were a young couple and newly married Rose worked at The Knitting Mill in Mt. Morris. They settled in Barkertown, Nunda where they began to raise their children and eventually settled in Fillmore where they spent the next 40 years.  In 1966, she and Ralph opened their first NAPA store (Nunda Auto Parts) in Nunda.  They grew their business and eventually owned 5 NAPA stores in various towns with their son Randy.  Rose also dedicated her time to supporting Ralph by managing the NAPA store’s bookkeeping.

Rose devoted her life to caring for her husband and children, and found great joy in spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her legacy will live on in the hearts of all who knew her. Her radiant smile could brighten any room and she had the best giggle.  She was an extraordinary woman who never failed to encourage and uplift those around her.

Surviving are her five children, Larry (Pam) Cox of Anderson, SC, Janice (Bill) Hudson of Dalton, Randy (Marcie) Cox of Nunda, Jody (Chandler) Cutting of Hummelstown, PA, Renee (David) Fanaro of Leicester, 14 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, 4 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and her parents she was predeceased by a son, Gary Cox and a sister, Beverly Higley.

A private graveside service will be held in Oakwood Cemetery, Nunda. Pastor Chandler Cutting, Rose’s son-in-law, will officiate. Family and friends are welcome to join in celebrating her life and to gather for a luncheon on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 12:30 pm at the Masonic Hall in Nunda on State Street.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Kopler-Williams Funeral Home, 21 N Genesee Street, Fillmore.

Memorials may be made to Livingston County Hospice or Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Recreation Program.