Services: August 13th
http://www.olivernathanchapel.com/obituaries/
Ellis "Rock" Rockswold (1939 - 2016)
The "Celebration of Life" service for Ellis G. "Rock"
Rockswold, 77, Atlanta, Georgia, will be 2 pm Saturday, August 13, 2016 at
Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Litchville, North Dakota. He died June 21, 2016
at Emory St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.
Rock is the son of the late Selmer E. and Florence M. Belling Rockswold, born in 1939 at Valley City, North Dakota. He graduated from Litchville High School in 1957 and graduated from NDSU in1962. Rock was united in marriage to Mirti A. Skow on November 24, 1962. He served seven and a half years as a decorated US Army aviator, flying two tours of duty in Vietnam, retiring as Major in 1970. They made their home in Atlanta. Rock's joy was flying for Delta Airline; he retired Captain of the B-767 in May 1999, serving the company 29 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mirtie; his daughter, Michelle K. Armstrong (Tom) and grandchildren, Erica L. and Patrick T. Armstrong of Salt Lake City; his daughter, Brenda L. Rockswold Ross (Brian) of Snellville; his sister, Carol D. Weiler, Jamestown, ND; and a brother, Steven B. Rockswold (Faye) of Litchville.
Memorials contributions are welcome at the Salvation Army, % Joe Lunde 136 3rd St. SE, Valley City, ND 58072.
Arrangements are by Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City, North Dakota.
Rock is the son of the late Selmer E. and Florence M. Belling Rockswold, born in 1939 at Valley City, North Dakota. He graduated from Litchville High School in 1957 and graduated from NDSU in1962. Rock was united in marriage to Mirti A. Skow on November 24, 1962. He served seven and a half years as a decorated US Army aviator, flying two tours of duty in Vietnam, retiring as Major in 1970. They made their home in Atlanta. Rock's joy was flying for Delta Airline; he retired Captain of the B-767 in May 1999, serving the company 29 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mirtie; his daughter, Michelle K. Armstrong (Tom) and grandchildren, Erica L. and Patrick T. Armstrong of Salt Lake City; his daughter, Brenda L. Rockswold Ross (Brian) of Snellville; his sister, Carol D. Weiler, Jamestown, ND; and a brother, Steven B. Rockswold (Faye) of Litchville.
Memorials contributions are welcome at the Salvation Army, % Joe Lunde 136 3rd St. SE, Valley City, ND 58072.
Arrangements are by Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City, North Dakota.
Funeral Home : Oliver-Nathan Funeral
Chapel
251 Central Ave S Valley City, ND 58072
(701) 845-2414
(701) 845-2414
Published in Valley City Times-Record on
Aug. 2, 2016
~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, DL Capt. Ellis 'Rock'
Rockswold
April 9, 1939 ~ June 21,
2016
Notification with the passing of retired
Delta pilot Captain Ellis Gene Rockswold, age 77. Captain Rockswold joined
Delta Air Lines 04-17-1970 and retired with Delta in 1999, based 031/ATL. He is
survived by his wife Mirtie.
To view/sign the online guestbook please
visit http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=Ellis-ROCKSWOLD&pid=180491794
Captain Rockswold's obituary indicates a
memorial service will be held July 10th in Atlanta, Georgia.
For those wishing to send a personal note
to the family, the Rockswold's address is listed as
4036 N Stratford Rd NE , Atlanta, GA
30342-3920 ... (404) 237-0185.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary................Ellis
ROCKSWOLD
Ellis G. "Rock" Rockswold died 21 Jun 2016 at Emory St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He was 77 years old. Born in 1939 in Valley City, ND, Rock is the son of the late Selmer E. and Florence M. Belling Rockswold. He married Mirtie A. Skow 24 Nov 1962. Rock served seven and a half years as a decorated US Army aviator, flying two tours of duty in Vietnam, retiring as Major in 1970. Rock's joy was flying for Delta Airlines; he retired Captain of the B-767 in May 1999, serving the company 29 years. Survivors include his wife, Mirtie; his daughter Michelle K. Armstrong (Tom) and grandchildren Erica L. and Patrick T. Armstrong of Salt Lake City; his daughter Brenda L. Rockswold Ross (Brian) of Snellville; his sister Carol D. Weiler and brother Steven B. Rockswold (Faye) of ND. Memorial will be held 3pm 10 Jul 2016 at Hospice Atlanta, 1244 Park Vista Dr, Atlanta, GA. Memorial contributions are welcome at the Salvation Army, donate.salvationarmyusa.org
Ellis G. "Rock" Rockswold died 21 Jun 2016 at Emory St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He was 77 years old. Born in 1939 in Valley City, ND, Rock is the son of the late Selmer E. and Florence M. Belling Rockswold. He married Mirtie A. Skow 24 Nov 1962. Rock served seven and a half years as a decorated US Army aviator, flying two tours of duty in Vietnam, retiring as Major in 1970. Rock's joy was flying for Delta Airlines; he retired Captain of the B-767 in May 1999, serving the company 29 years. Survivors include his wife, Mirtie; his daughter Michelle K. Armstrong (Tom) and grandchildren Erica L. and Patrick T. Armstrong of Salt Lake City; his daughter Brenda L. Rockswold Ross (Brian) of Snellville; his sister Carol D. Weiler and brother Steven B. Rockswold (Faye) of ND. Memorial will be held 3pm 10 Jul 2016 at Hospice Atlanta, 1244 Park Vista Dr, Atlanta, GA. Memorial contributions are welcome at the Salvation Army, donate.salvationarmyusa.org
.Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 29,
2016
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