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Loretta M. Rock

October 2, 1916 - June 10, 2011

Loretta M. Rock age 94 of Waynesburg died Friday, June 10, 2011 at he
home.

She was born October 2, 1916, at Lock Haven, a daughter of the late Ja
mes Allan Miller and Bessie F. McGhee Miller Wolfe. She was raised b
y her grandmother, Harriett Canfield McGhee Johnson.

On January 14, 1937, she married John J. Rock in Sts. Peter and Paul C
hurch in Cumberland, MD. He was known by most friends as Sgt. Rock o
f the Pennsylvania State Police.

Mrs. Rock was employed by the First Federal Savings & Loan Associatio
of Greene County in Waynesburg for 52 years. She retired on her 88t
h birthday. She was the first Welcome Wagon hostess in Greene County.

She resided most of her life in Waynesburg where she was a member of S
t. Ann Catholic Church. She was named a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary I
ternational.

Mrs. Rock had traveled extensively and at one time resided in Christ C
hurch, New Zealand for 8 months. She raised dogs, and had a great inte
est in horses, especially the Lipi?an horses of Vienna. Her hobbies i
cluded knitting and playing the organ.

Surviving are a son, John F. "Jack" Rock (Margaret) of Waynesburg; a g
anddaughter, Suzanne Nelson of Salt Lake City; a great-granddaughter
, Katie Griggs Nelson; and a sister, Ann Wolfe Best of Winston-Salem
, NC.

Deceased are brothers Saylor Miller, Clifford Miller and William Wolfe
; sisters Jenny Miller Wert and Pauline Miller Lupold all of the Loc
k Haven area.

Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Behm Funeral Ho
mes Inc., 182 West High St., Waynesburg where a blessing service wil
l be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 followed by a Mass of C
hristian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, 232 East Hig
h St., Waynesburg with the Rev. John Bauer as celebrant. Burial will b
e at Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg. Memorial contributions m
ay be made to the Rotary Foundation, PO Box 290, Waynesburg, PA 15370.


Birth:



Died:

Loretta married Sgt. John J. ROCK on 14 Jan 1937 in Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD . John was buried in Greene County Memorial Park - Waynesburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ? NELSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]