Robert J. Rockafellow

Robert J. Rockafellow obituary, Waterford, MI

Robert J. Rockafellow

Robert Rockafellow Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Simpson-Modetz Riverside Chapel on Oct. 15, 2021.
ROCKAFELLOW, ROBERT J. of Wixom; October 12, 2021; age 92; Beloved husband of the late Anna; Dear father of Patricia Considine, Barbara Rockafellow, Robert Rockafellow and Sandra Rockafellow; Also cherished by ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Mr. Rockafellow was retired from Ford Motor Company and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Riverside Chapel, Simpson-Modetz Funeral Home, 5630 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. Interment Milford Memorial Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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