HARRY ROOD

HARRY ROOD

HARRY ROOD Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 2, 2012.
Harry Rood of Mount Prospect Harry Rood, 94, was born July 26, 1918, and passed away Aug. 29, 2012. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Jane (nee Fayes), who passed away in 1996; loving father of Mary Pat (Paul) Traiber and the late Michael J. Rood; cherished grandfather of Shana Rutter, Daniel J. Traiber and Michael W. Rood; and fond brother of Marion (Clifford) McColley. Mr. Rood was a World War II Navy veteran and retired from Illinois Bell. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 4, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Grove Memorial Chapel, 1199 S. Arlington Heights Road (three blocks south of Biesterfield Road), Elk Grove Village, proceeding to St. Julian Eymard Church, 601 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village, for Mass at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine. For information, 847-640-0566 or www.grovememorialchapel.com.

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1199 S. Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

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