ROSS C ROCKEY 1884-1953

ROCKEY, ROQUET, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Dana Roquet (email)
Date: 10/26/2010 at 14:50:09

Obituary
Oskaloosa Herald
March 27 ,1953

R.C. Rockey Dies

Ross C. Rockey, 68, former Hedrick resident, died Friday night at the Broadlawns hospital in Des Moines. He was employed for many years with the Jamison Lumber company in Hedrick. He left there in 1944 and lived three years in Oskaloosa before moving to Des Moines. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude, and a son Robert, of Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Mar. 30 in the Fremont funeral chapel. Burial will be in Cedar township cemetery.

***NOTE FROM CONTRIBUTOR***
ROSS C ROCKEY WAS THE SON OF FRANK ROCKEY AND RACHEL E WHITE ROCKEY.

THE FAMILY NAME IS ROQUET. SOME WENT BY ROQUET PRONOUNCED ROWKAY. SOME WENT BY ROQUET PRONOUCED ROCKY, SOME WENT BY ROCKEY, SOME WENT BY ROQUETTE....ALL THE DESCENDENTS OF THE SAME 1 FAMILY OF A FATHER AND 4 SONS.