Herbert L. Roszell, Jr. died at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, Illinois on Tuesday, February 1, 2011.
He was born in Peoria, Illinois on August 24, the son of Herbert L. Roszell, Sr. and Vivian Bassett Roszell. He was the grandson of J.D. Roszell, founder of J.D. Roszell Dairy in Peoria, known for their famous ice cream. He was pleased to succeed in formulating his own recipe equal to the original.
Herb married Opal Miriam Backes in Peoria on November 13, 1943. He attended Bradley University until WW II when he was proud to serve as a U.S. Naval aviator flying Corsairs in the South Pacific.
After the war, he attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Upon graduating in 1949 with a degree in food technology and business management, he began work at A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. in Decatur. He worked there for 36 years first as a food technician, and then in industrial sales and a regional sales manager and as a director of the protein division. He served on the board of the American Red Cross and also was chairman of the board.
Herb loved his family and friends and that love was returned to him in abundance. He loved music, especially jazz, and was an accomplished dancer. His rhythm skills, he said, were due to his young days as a drummer. His sense of humor was well known and a constant part of his life.
His is survived by his wife, his sister, Romancy Roszell Talbott, Arizona, his sisters-in-law, Eileen B. Hughes, Wheaton, Ill., and Mary Roszell, Calif., his nephew, Tracy B. Beck, Washington State, and nieces, Candice Ann Trapp, Minneapolis, Pamela H. Finkbeiner, Arizona, Victoria H. Flint, Bloomington, Indiana, nieces and nephews Diane Chase, Florida, Lynn Johnston, California, William Essex, Texas, Denise R. Voigt, California, James D. Roszell, Calif., Marsha R. Mahan, Calif., Jenny R. Shohat, Calif., Barbara Talbott-Ashlock, Georgia, and Thomas Talbott, Wyoming, and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents, two sisters, Mary Laura and Elizabeth Ann, one brother, James D., and one niece, Pamela Hacker.
A service to celebrate Herb’s life will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday February 5, 2011 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 352 W. Wood Street, Decatur, IL. Interment services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday February 6, 2011 at Parkview Cemetery, Peoria, IL. Messages of condolence may be directed to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home is assisting the family with services.
Memorial gifts may he made to the American Red Cross or to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Special thanks to Dr. Daniel Smith for his loving care and to the 6th floor staff at St. Mary’s Hospital.
| Hendrick Polanco |
My deepest condolences |
February 4, 2011 |
My deepest condolences. May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage
http://www.watchtower.org/e/200809/article_01.htm
| Janis Rhodes |
Sympathy |
February 4, 2011 |
Mariam, I am so sorry to read about Herb's death. You and Herb were some of my favorite clients at the bank. We have lost some very wonderful people this past year. I will keep you in my prayers. Janis Rhodes
| Dave and Nita Phillips |
Friends |
February 3, 2011 |
We are so sorry to learn of Herb's passing. We are currently in Florida and won't be able to attend the memorial service but want you to know that you are in our thoughts. It's hard to believe that it's been over fifty years since we first met when you were next door neighbors to the Andrews on Linden. You and Herb were always such a classy couple and it was a privilege to know you both.
Dave and Nita
| Kathleen Owen |
condolences |
February 3, 2011 |
I'm so sorry for your lost.
