Raymond Frank Roloff, 76, of Lincoln, IL died at 5:40 a.m. Sunday, April 2, 2000, at home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at Holland & Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln with Carl Wiggins officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Roloff retired after serving as a greeter at the Lincoln Wal-Mart from 1985 to 1998.
He served in the U.S. Army a sergeant surgical technician in the European Theater during World War II. He was decorated with medals and honors and honorably discharged in 1945. He was born Sept. 11, 1923, in Peoria, a son of Franz Eduard Wilhelm and Sada Ruth (Crecelius) Roloff. He married Margie E. Simmons May 17, 1946, in Peoria. Surviving are one son, Roger R. Roloff of New Paltz, NY; one daughter, Lynn C. Fearneyhough of Lincoln; two grandchildren, Juli L. Mortz and John R. Mortz; 3 step grandchildren; and one sister, Marjorie J. Putney of Peoria.
Roloff was sales manager of Bartlow Brothers in Rushville from 1952 to 1973 and owner of Schuy-Ville Theatre in Rushville from 1974 to 1984. He was also a pianist and composer of songs from 1946 to 1999. He was a member of the American Legion Post #4 in Rushville and the American Federation of Musicians Local #330 in Macomb.
He served in the U.S. Army a sergeant surgical technician in the European Theater during World War II. He was decorated with medals and honors and honorably discharged in 1945. He was born Sept. 11, 1923, in Peoria, a son of Franz Eduard Wilhelm and Sada Ruth (Crecelius) Roloff. He married Margie E. Simmons May 17, 1946, in Peoria. Surviving are one son, Roger R. Roloff of New Paltz, NY; one daughter, Lynn C. Fearneyhough of Lincoln; two grandchildren, Juli L. Mortz and John R. Mortz; 3 step grandchildren; and one sister, Marjorie J. Putney of Peoria.
Roloff was sales manager of Bartlow Brothers in Rushville from 1952 to 1973 and owner of Schuy-Ville Theatre in Rushville from 1974 to 1984. He was also a pianist and composer of songs from 1946 to 1999. He was a member of the American Legion Post #4 in Rushville and the American Federation of Musicians Local #330 in Macomb.
Raymond Frank Roloff, 76, of Lincoln, IL died at 5:40 a.m. Sunday, April 2, 2000, at home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at Holland & Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln with Carl Wiggins officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Roloff retired after serving as a greeter at the Lincoln Wal-Mart from 1985 to 1998.
He served in the U.S. Army a sergeant surgical technician in the European Theater during World War II. He was decorated with medals and honors and honorably discharged in 1945. He was born Sept. 11, 1923, in Peoria, a son of Franz Eduard Wilhelm and Sada Ruth (Crecelius) Roloff. He married Margie E. Simmons May 17, 1946, in Peoria. Surviving are one son, Roger R. Roloff of New Paltz, NY; one daughter, Lynn C. Fearneyhough of Lincoln; two grandchildren, Juli L. Mortz and John R. Mortz; 3 step grandchildren; and one sister, Marjorie J. Putney of Peoria.
Roloff was sales manager of Bartlow Brothers in Rushville from 1952 to 1973 and owner of Schuy-Ville Theatre in Rushville from 1974 to 1984. He was also a pianist and composer of songs from 1946 to 1999. He was a member of the American Legion Post #4 in Rushville and the American Federation of Musicians Local #330 in Macomb.
He served in the U.S. Army a sergeant surgical technician in the European Theater during World War II. He was decorated with medals and honors and honorably discharged in 1945. He was born Sept. 11, 1923, in Peoria, a son of Franz Eduard Wilhelm and Sada Ruth (Crecelius) Roloff. He married Margie E. Simmons May 17, 1946, in Peoria. Surviving are one son, Roger R. Roloff of New Paltz, NY; one daughter, Lynn C. Fearneyhough of Lincoln; two grandchildren, Juli L. Mortz and John R. Mortz; 3 step grandchildren; and one sister, Marjorie J. Putney of Peoria.
Roloff was sales manager of Bartlow Brothers in Rushville from 1952 to 1973 and owner of Schuy-Ville Theatre in Rushville from 1974 to 1984. He was also a pianist and composer of songs from 1946 to 1999. He was a member of the American Legion Post #4 in Rushville and the American Federation of Musicians Local #330 in Macomb.
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