Brenda Kay Rouse

Date of Death: October 15, 2020

All services are private

Memorial contributions may be made to:

Salvation Army
300 Fort Collier Road
Winchester, Virginia 22603

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
P.O. Box 1000
Dept. 142
Memphis, Tennessee 38148

Brenda Kay Rouse, 78, of Shenandoah Valley, VA passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at her home.

Kay was born in 1942 in Newport News, VA, daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Turpin. She attended Lord Fairfax Community College and James Madison University, earning a degree in Interior Decorating. Kay also acquired a Real Estate and Broker’s License. She was a Life Insurance Representative for Transamerica. Kay was a self-employed real estate broker and developed homes in the New Market, VA area, which was called Kay Hill estates, as well as Berkeley Springs. She was a member of a group called “Land Ladies”, was a businesswoman who was part of the 2000 Who’s Who Book, and was appointed to the National Broker of Realtors. Kay enjoyed painting and interior decorating. She was a gourmet cook that would use fresh herbs in her dishes. Kay loved butterflies and always wanted to visit a butterfly farm. She loved her Lord and Savior, as well as her family.

Surviving is a daughter, Julia Kay Ganoe of Winchester, VA; sons, Jason Benjamin rouse (Davina) of Winchester, VA and Walter Rouse, III (significant other, Deanne Rogacki) of Vandergriff, PA; grandchildren, Emily Kay, Morgan Brittany Ganoe, Gregory Lawrence Ganoe, II, and Casie Goodwin; great grandson, Noah Lawrence Ganoe; sisters, Charlotte Anne Turpin, Joy Ruth Richards (Bud), and Gale Lee Kressley (John).

Along with her parents and the father of her children, Walter Rouse, Jr., Kay was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Gregory Lawrence Ganoe and a sister, Katherine Elizabeth Turpin.

All services will be private. Arrangements are being handled by Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Salvation Army, 300 Fort Collier Road, Winchester, VA 22603 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148.

Gail L Kressley

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Brenda Kay Rouse, 78, of Shenandoah Valley, VA passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at her home. Kay was born in 1942 in Newport News, VA, daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Turpin. She attended Lord Fairfax Community College and James Madison University, earning a degree in Interior Decorating. Kay also acquired a RealContinue Reading

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Kay Rouse was a very lovely lady who kept correspondence with her nurses after her hospitalization. Her family, too, were extremely supportive and we are sorry to hear of your loss. Thank you Kay - we keep you and your family in our prayers.

My heartfelt condolences to the family. I loved Kay from the moment I spoke to her on the phone. She was a delight and an encouragement to others even when she was going through her own challenges. I'm sorry I didn't get to tell her one last "I love you Kay." She will always be in my heart. Jason and Walter were an inspiration and I am thankful that they did as much as they did for her in the time I known her. They truly showed their love for her. God bless you both!

Jason and family - You and yours are in our prayers. We have the fondest memories of time spent with you and your Mom growing up. We loved talking with her over the phone in recent weeks and laughing together about those times as we caught up. She spoke of how proud she was of you all. We miss you and are sending love your way.

John and I offer our heartfelt condolences of the loss of your beloved mother. Her laughter was something we will always remember and her flair to always put in a great meal for the holidays. As her sister, she was the oldest, and would never let me forget that she was "Number 1" and I was "Number 5" I will always cherish the years I grew up as a young teenager in mountains of New Market Virginia. those are such fond memories. Go with God my sister, your suffering is over. This world was not your home, you were just passing threw.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.