Gail Howard Rock (1922 - 2009)

Born 1 Mar 1922 in Canby, Minnesota

Ancestors

Husband of Geneva Merle (Bliss) Rock — married 20 Dec 1942 in Canby, Minnesota - Homestead house

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 2009 at age 86 in Yavapai, Arizona

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Biography

Gail was born March 1, 1922. Gail Rock at home on the farm Southwest of Canby Minnesota. First hand information by Perry Rock. his son.

Married to Geneva Bliss December 20, 1942. They had 7 children.

Gail and Geneva moved to Phoenix, Arizona in July of 1967, with the three youngest boys that were still at home.

Geneva was employed at Motorola most of the rest of her working days, retiring from there in 1986.

In January of 1990, after Geneva had retired, they moved to Camp Verde to a place they purchased on Groseta Drive. They lived there for the remainder of Geneva's life. She passed away on August 15, 2002 at age 79 from pancreatic cancer. Gail continued to live at the place on Groseta drive, until August 2004, when he went to live with his oldest son Earle in Clinton, Iowa until his death on January 18, 2009.

The Camp Verde Bugle, Camp Verde, Arizona Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Gail H. Rock, 86, of Clinton, Iowa, died Sunday, Jan. 18, at his home.

Gail H. Rock was born on March 1, 1922 in Canby, Minn., the son of Earle and Lena (Kelso) Rock.

He married Geneva Bliss on December 20, 1942 in Canby, Minn; she died on August 15, 2002.

He was a farmer for many years, was employed with G.E., and ran a filling station in Phoenix.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clinton, and the United Methodist Church in Camp Verde.

He is survived by his children: Earle (Patti) Rock of Clinton, Patricia Schladt of Davenport, Iowa, Perry (Marcia) Rock of Bloomington, Ill., Gail (Mary Ann) Rock, Curtis (Kathy) Rock, and Darrell (Sheila) Rock all of Phoenix, AZ; daughter-in-law Darlene Rock of Phoenix; 18 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter, three sisters: Kathleen Smith of Des Moines, Iowa, Eunice (Marshall) Ross of Erie, Ill, and Pearl Chickett of Des Moines, Iowa, and one brother, Ellis (Geraldine) Rock of Why, Ariz.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his son, Paul M. Rock, his parents, two sisters and an infant brother.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, Jan. 24, in the Camp Verde United Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m.

Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to the First United Methodist Church, Clinton or Clinton Genesis Hospice. This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Sources

See also:

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54798810/gail-howard-rock

• United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMZ9-W65 : 12 January 2021), Gail H Rock, 18 Jan 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).