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RONALD DEAN ROSELIEB, 88, of Hooppole, IL, died Friday, December 13, 2024 at Allure of Prophetstown, IL.
His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at the Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown, officiated by Rev. Terry Lancaster. A visitation will be held from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20th at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Hooppole Cemetery at a later date. Memorials have been established for the Prophetstown Ambulance and the Hooppole Fire Department.
Ron was born at home to William A. and Flossie (Egert) Roselieb, in Portland Township, during the blizzard of February 7, 1936. He was a graduate of Geneseo High School. On March 28, 1956 he married Shirley M. Oleson in the Hooppole Calvary Church parsonage. Ron worked at Eclipse Lawn Mower Mfg. in Prophetstown, which later became Penberthy Mfg. in 1955. He retired in 1999, after 44 years of employment there. Ron was the Hooppole “Town Cop” and also served on the Hooppole Fire Department. He loved carpentry work, and rebuilt his home in Hooppole from the ground up and built his family cabin along the river where they enjoyed spending their summers together. He would help build things for local business in need, and enjoyed building bird houses for his friends and family. Ron loved his family and especially cherished all of his grandchildren who fondly referred to him as Grandpa Hoop.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Shirley; two daughters, Lisa (Ted) Brants of Hooppole and Rhonda (Robert) Bohms of Morrison, IL; one son, Rusty (Deb) Roselieb of Prophetstown; nine grandchildren, Jonathan (Molly Sissell) Brants, Jacob (Kelly) Brants, Nichole (Wesley) Lind; Ryan (Alyssa) Bohms, Amber (Eric) Hinrichsen; Joseph (Ketra) Roselieb, Jessica (Scott) Wirsing; Mike (Sara) Thompson and Jason Roselieb; twenty-three great-grandchildren; a brother, Gary Roselieb of Prophetstown; one brother-in-law, Ronald “Buck” Oleson of Prophetstown, IL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Audie (Debra) Roselieb; two sisters, Sharon Oleson and Joyce (Eugene) Anderson; two sisters-in-law, Jackie Roselieb and Lorraine (Roger) Massey; a brother-in-law, Carlyle (Francis) Oleson.
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