Rose (Esses) Shmalo, 98, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Jan. 6. She was the widow of James Shmalo. She is survived by her children Nathan Shmalo and his wife Phyllis of New York City, Cheryl Epstein and her husband David of Bloomfield, and Albert Shmalo and his wife Marlene of Cincinnati, Ohio; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.