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- Peoria Juonral Star, February 4, 2011
Herbert L. Roszell Jr. (Picture included)
PEORIA - Herbert L. Roszell Jr. of Decatur, Ill., formerly of Peoria, died at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011.
He was born in Peoria, Ill., on Aug. 24, the son of Herbert L. Roszell Sr. and Vivian Bassett Roszell.
He was the grandson of J.D. Roszell, founder of J.D. Roszell Dairy in Peoria, known for its famous ice cream. He was pleased to succeed in formulating his own recipe equal to the original.
Herb married Opal Miriam Backes in Peoria on Nov. 13, 1943.
He attended Bradley University until World War II, when he was proud to serve as a U.S. Naval aviator flying Corsairs in the South Pacific.
After the war, he attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Upon graduating in 1949 with a degree in food technology and business management, he began work at A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. in Decatur. He worked there for 36 years, first as a food technician and then in industrial sales and a regional sales manager and as a director of the protein division.
He served on the board of the American Red Cross and also was chairman of the board.
Herb loved his family and friends, and that love was returned to him in abundance. He loved music, especially jazz, and was an accomplished dancer. His rhythm skills, he said, were due to his young days as a drummer. His sense of humor was well known and a constant part of his life.
He is survived by his wife; his sister, Romancy Roszell Talbott of Arizona; his sisters-in-law, Eileen B. Hughes of Wheaton, Ill., and Mary Roszell of California; his nephew, Tracy B. Beck of Washington state; and nieces, Candice Ann Trapp of Minneapolis, Pamela H. Finkbeiner of Arizona, Victoria H. Flint of Bloomington, Ind.; nieces and nephews, Diane Chase of Florida, Lynn Johnston of California, William Essex of Texas, Denise R. Voigt of California, James D. Roszell of California, Marsha R. Mahan of California, Jenny R. Shohat of California, Barbara Talbott-Ashlock of Georgia and Thomas Talbott of Wyoming; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two sisters, Mary Laura and Elizabeth Ann; one brother, James D.; and one niece, Pamela Hacker.
A service to celebrate Herb's life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 352 W. Wood St., Decatur, Ill. Interment services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at Parkview Cemetery in Peoria, Ill.
Messages of condolence may be directed to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home is assisting the family with services.
Memorial gifts may he made to the American Red Cross or to St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
Special thanks to Dr. Daniel Smith for his loving care and to the sixth floor staff at St. Mary's Hospital.
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