Journal entry by Sarah Isaacs —
Appears in the Rockford Register Star, March 22, 2018
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Robert Andrew Roll 1943—2018
Robert Andrew Roll, 75, of Capron, IL passed away peacefully Monday, March 19, 2018, in Milwaukee, WI, after a sudden illness. Robert was born February 4, 1943, in St. Louis, MO; the son of Andrew Herman Roll and Mamie (Brinkmann) Roll. He married Harriet Ream on March 18, 1967, in Columbia, MO. He graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and earned his masters degree from the University of Oregon, Eugene. After serving our country in the US Army in Viet Nam, Robert went to work as a marketing analyst for US Gypsum, Barber Colman and retiring from Motorola in 2001. He made his spiritual home at St. John's United Church of Christ where he was involved in many aspects of church life and leadership, especially church music where he sang in the choir. Robert was also active in the community with his service to the Lions Club, Masons, American Legion, AARP tax preparation, and service as an election judge. He was a professional genealogist. Robert had a love of nature that began in the Boy Scout program, where he obtained his Eagle Scout rank. Robert is loved and will be missed by his wife, Harriet of Capron; children, Elizabeth Jane (Eric) Roll Whitney of Bethel, AK, Rebecca Anne (Kyle) Wallace of Bedford, NH, Sarah Louise (Todd) Isaacs of Urbana, IL; grandchildren, Greta Rose and Elenor Harriet Whitney, Payton Jacob and Elliot James Wallace, and Matthew Avery, Amelia Ruth, and Miranda Louise Isaacs. Robert is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Mary Jane Esther Wright.
A memorial gathering will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2018, at St. John's United Church of Christ, 401 N. Main Street, Belvidere, IL, with a memorial service at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the church; Rev. Muriel Morley Jahn celebrating. Military rites to be honored. Memorial contributions can be given in care of St. John's United Church of Christ in Robert's memory. Arrangements by Anderson Funeral and Cremation Services, 218 W. Hurlbut Ave., Belvidere, IL. To share a memory, please visit www.AndersonFCS.com
Published in Rockford Register Star from Mar. 21 to Mar. 23, 2018
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Robert Andrew Roll 1943—2018
Robert Andrew Roll, 75, of Capron, IL passed away peacefully Monday, March 19, 2018, in Milwaukee, WI, after a sudden illness. Robert was born February 4, 1943, in St. Louis, MO; the son of Andrew Herman Roll and Mamie (Brinkmann) Roll. He married Harriet Ream on March 18, 1967, in Columbia, MO. He graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and earned his masters degree from the University of Oregon, Eugene. After serving our country in the US Army in Viet Nam, Robert went to work as a marketing analyst for US Gypsum, Barber Colman and retiring from Motorola in 2001. He made his spiritual home at St. John's United Church of Christ where he was involved in many aspects of church life and leadership, especially church music where he sang in the choir. Robert was also active in the community with his service to the Lions Club, Masons, American Legion, AARP tax preparation, and service as an election judge. He was a professional genealogist. Robert had a love of nature that began in the Boy Scout program, where he obtained his Eagle Scout rank. Robert is loved and will be missed by his wife, Harriet of Capron; children, Elizabeth Jane (Eric) Roll Whitney of Bethel, AK, Rebecca Anne (Kyle) Wallace of Bedford, NH, Sarah Louise (Todd) Isaacs of Urbana, IL; grandchildren, Greta Rose and Elenor Harriet Whitney, Payton Jacob and Elliot James Wallace, and Matthew Avery, Amelia Ruth, and Miranda Louise Isaacs. Robert is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Mary Jane Esther Wright.
A memorial gathering will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2018, at St. John's United Church of Christ, 401 N. Main Street, Belvidere, IL, with a memorial service at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the church; Rev. Muriel Morley Jahn celebrating. Military rites to be honored. Memorial contributions can be given in care of St. John's United Church of Christ in Robert's memory. Arrangements by Anderson Funeral and Cremation Services, 218 W. Hurlbut Ave., Belvidere, IL. To share a memory, please visit www.AndersonFCS.com
Published in Rockford Register Star from Mar. 21 to Mar. 23, 2018
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