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Note: PICTURES:
Howard Wilbur Rock Sr photo on file. (Howard Rock Sr and step grandson.jpg)(Howard Rock Sr.jpg)
Children of Howard and Pearl Kerfoot Rock photo on file. (Rock Siblings.jpg)
OBIT:Obit taken from the Journal and Courier Newspaper in Lafayette, Indiana. I have the original from that publication on file with my research. NAMES OF LIVING HAVING BEEN REMOVED
Rockfield- Howard Wilbur Rock Sr, 70, died at 7am Friday in his home here.
Mr Rock was a retired Indiana State Highway Department mechanic and also formerly operated a salvage yard in Delphi. Born in Lafayette, he lived in Delphi before moving to Rockfield. He was married in 1952, in Lafayette, to Mary Pirtle who survives. Mr Rock was a member of Lafayette Pentecostal Church. Surving are six sons from a previous marriage, Wilbur, Herbert, ---- and ---- Rock, all of Lafayette, ---- Rock of Canton, Ohio, ----- Rock of Delphi, and ----l Rock of Rockfield. Also four daughters from a previous marriage, Ethel Worth, ----- Ingle and------ Shaw all of Lafayette, and ------ Stewart of Delphi, ----- Rock of Lafayette, ------ Rock of Delphi and ----- McTigue of Rockfield, one step son----- Warren and a step daughter----- Wertsbaugh both of Lafayette.Surviving are 37 grand children and 17 great grand children. A brother and one sister preceded in death.
FUNERAL CARD:Info below takem directly from Funeral Card provided by Sullivan Funeral HomeIn Memory of Howard W Rock Sr
Born: Mar 26, 1914Passed Away: Oct 12, 1984Funeral Services:2:00 pm Monday Oct 15, 1984, Sullivan Funeral HomeOfficiating: Rev Alvin GrumblingPlace of Interment: Morning Heights Cemetery
RESEARCH NOTE:As you can see by reading his obituary, it is possible that he had a sister, although I can not find any proof of this. It is possible that she died in infancy although I do not know if this child was conceived during the marriage to Herbert Rock or to James Coulter.
SSN: HOWARD ROCK SR 26 Mar 1914 Oct 1984 46977 (Rockfield, Carroll, IN) 46977 (Rockfield, Carroll, IN) 311-07-8249 Indiana[SSDI]
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As a young girl growing up with my dad, I remember going to Rockfield, which is located close to Delphi, Indiana, and visiting grandpa and grandma Rock (Mary Pirtle d 2006) and their children that were teenagers when I was a young girl. Their daughters ----, ------ and ------ use to give me all of their Barbie items. I remember loving going there and getting Barbie clothes and cars and all kinds of good stuff. My grandpa Rock also had a Garage where he worked on cars for people. He also had a Bicycle salvage yard type place where he would have scraps of bicycles and kids would come to him to get parts for thier bikes. The home that they lived in was very dilapitated and since his death in 1984 it has been torn down.[fkr]
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