Wilbur S. Roosevelt, 88, of Forsyth, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Hickory Point Christian Village.
Wilbur was born on October 16, 1931 in Albion, Illinois, the son of Gilferd and Mary (Stanley) Roosevelt. He married Betty H. Ostendorf on April 3, 1953. She preceded him in death on February 21, 1989.
Wilbur served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a licensed barber for 63 years and was the owner of J&R Barber Shop.
Wilbur was a member of Korean War Veterans Association – Parlier Chapter where he served as chaplain for 20 years. He was instrumental in the construction of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC. He enjoyed gardening and his fruit orchard which he shared the produce with others. Wilbur had a natural care and concern for others and was very family oriented.
Wilbur is survived by his daughters, Ava Schwartz and her husband, Robert of Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Rita Roosevelt and her spouse, Sheri Galloway of Indianapolis, Indiana; sister, Mary Fenton of Carlinville, Illinois; grandchildren, R. Grant Schwartz and his wife, Jacqueline of Plover, Wisconsin and Meghan Schwartz and her husband, Michael Poole of Louisville, North Carolina and longtime special friend, Darlene Foster of Decatur, Illinois and her family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; brother, George Roosevelt and his sister, Wanda Ackerman.
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
Wilbur was born on October 16, 1931 in Albion, Illinois, the son of Gilferd and Mary (Stanley) Roosevelt. He married Betty H. Ostendorf on April 3, 1953. She preceded him in death on February 21, 1989.
Wilbur served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a licensed barber for 63 years and was the owner of J&R Barber Shop.
Wilbur was a member of Korean War Veterans Association – Parlier Chapter where he served as chaplain for 20 years. He was instrumental in the construction of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC. He enjoyed gardening and his fruit orchard which he shared the produce with others. Wilbur had a natural care and concern for others and was very family oriented.
Wilbur is survived by his daughters, Ava Schwartz and her husband, Robert of Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Rita Roosevelt and her spouse, Sheri Galloway of Indianapolis, Indiana; sister, Mary Fenton of Carlinville, Illinois; grandchildren, R. Grant Schwartz and his wife, Jacqueline of Plover, Wisconsin and Meghan Schwartz and her husband, Michael Poole of Louisville, North Carolina and longtime special friend, Darlene Foster of Decatur, Illinois and her family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; brother, George Roosevelt and his sister, Wanda Ackerman.
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
Wilbur S. Roosevelt, 88, of Forsyth, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Hickory Point Christian Village.
Wilbur was born on October 16, 1931 in Albion, Illinois, the son of Gilferd and Mary (Stanley) Roosevelt. He married Betty H. Ostendorf on April 3, 1953. She preceded him in death on February 21, 1989.
Wilbur served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a licensed barber for 63 years and was the owner of J&R Barber Shop.
Wilbur was a member of Korean War Veterans Association – Parlier Chapter where he served as chaplain for 20 years. He was instrumental in the construction of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC. He enjoyed gardening and his fruit orchard which he shared the produce with others. Wilbur had a natural care and concern for others and was very family oriented.
Wilbur is survived by his daughters, Ava Schwartz and her husband, Robert of Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Rita Roosevelt and her spouse, Sheri Galloway of Indianapolis, Indiana; sister, Mary Fenton of Carlinville, Illinois; grandchildren, R. Grant Schwartz and his wife, Jacqueline of Plover, Wisconsin and Meghan Schwartz and her husband, Michael Poole of Louisville, North Carolina and longtime special friend, Darlene Foster of Decatur, Illinois and her family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; brother, George Roosevelt and his sister, Wanda Ackerman.
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
Wilbur was born on October 16, 1931 in Albion, Illinois, the son of Gilferd and Mary (Stanley) Roosevelt. He married Betty H. Ostendorf on April 3, 1953. She preceded him in death on February 21, 1989.
Wilbur served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a licensed barber for 63 years and was the owner of J&R Barber Shop.
Wilbur was a member of Korean War Veterans Association – Parlier Chapter where he served as chaplain for 20 years. He was instrumental in the construction of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC. He enjoyed gardening and his fruit orchard which he shared the produce with others. Wilbur had a natural care and concern for others and was very family oriented.
Wilbur is survived by his daughters, Ava Schwartz and her husband, Robert of Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Rita Roosevelt and her spouse, Sheri Galloway of Indianapolis, Indiana; sister, Mary Fenton of Carlinville, Illinois; grandchildren, R. Grant Schwartz and his wife, Jacqueline of Plover, Wisconsin and Meghan Schwartz and her husband, Michael Poole of Louisville, North Carolina and longtime special friend, Darlene Foster of Decatur, Illinois and her family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; brother, George Roosevelt and his sister, Wanda Ackerman.
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
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