Roscoe E. Hocker, 63, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, March 11, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island.
Visitation will be 1-5 p.m. Sunday at DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline, with a Christian Wake service at 12:30 p.m. with a Chalice Presentation by Knights of Columbus Allouez Council to follow. Services will be 12:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and 1 p.m. at St. Mary's Church, Rock Island. Entombment will be in St. Mary's Mausoleum, East Moline. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association.
Mr. Hocker was born July 2, 1941, in Moline, the son of Russell E. and Laura (Peel) Hocker. He married Mary E. Hannes on December 29, 1962, in Rock Island.
Roscoe was employed for 45 years at Eagle Foods as a Manager, retiring in 2003.
Mr. Hocker was a member of St. Mary's Church, Rock Island, Illowa Boy Scout Council and Scouting for 37 years, Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Allouez Council, Rock Island Committee Clean and Beautiful.
He enjoyed being with his grandchildren and golfing, walking, sailing, fishing and canoeing at his home in Wisconsin.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Mary; daughters and sons-in-law, Robin and Todd Hocker-Stone, Rock Island, and Tiffany and Tom Forbes, Hollister, Mo.; sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Dana Hocker, Brookport, Ill., Rusty and Linda Hocker, Milan, Ill., and Troy and Andria Hocker, Blue Springs, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; and sisters, Jacqueline Fritzol, Southport, S.C., Janice Marriott, Davenport, and twin sister, Rochelle Carlson, Orion, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
This obituary was originally published in the Quad City Times.
