Roger Lee Vrooman

Male 1916 - 1992  (76 years)


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  • Name Roger Lee Vrooman 
    Birth 8 Mar 1916  Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Sep 1992  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1992 Sept 15: Wabash Plain Dealer - Death Notice - ROGER LEE VROOMAN

      Peoria, Ill - Roger Lee Vrooman, 76, 136 Shady Lane Drive, died at 9:07 P.M. Sunday at St. Francis Hospital,Peoria, Ill.

      He was born on March 8, 1916, in Wabash County to Gloe and Vera (Drollinger) Vrooman. He married Katherine Stouffer on Dec. 20, 1936. She died on Sept 28, 1991.

      Mr. Vrooman was a self-employed carpenter and farmer. He had lived in the Roann area for 31 years, and in Wabash the past four years. He lived in Sebring, Fla. the last 16 winters. He was a member of Wabash Friends Church and a former member of the Laketon Lions Club.

      Surviving are one son, Steven Vrooman, Frankfort; four daughters, Mrs. William (Marilyn) Moore, Vicksburg, Mich., Jane Burch, Fishers, Mrs. Dennis (Karen) Grumpp, Greenfield, and Mrs. Gary (Rosemary) Purdy, North Manchester, two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Lois) McCullough, Sarasota, Fla., and Mrs. Al (Marilou) Schairbaum, Granbury, Texas; one brother, Jim Vrooman, Sarasota, Fla.; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

      Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Wabash Friends Church. Pastor David Phillips will officiate. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery,

      Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Main Street Chapel.

      Preferred memorials are to the Wabash Friends Church Building Fund.

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index
      Name: Roger Lee Vrooman
      [Roger L Vrooman]
      SSN: 311128680
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 8 Mar 1916
      Birth Place: Wabash Wabash, Indiana
      Death Date: 13 Sep 1992
      Father: Gloe Vrooman
      Mother: Vera Drollinger
      Type of Claim: Original SSN.
      Notes: Sep 1939: Name listed as ROGER LEE VROOMAN; 10 Nov 1992: Name listed as ROGER L VROOMAN
    Burial Noble Twp, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Friends Cemetery
      Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, USA

      Inscription: VROOMAN Katherine 1915-1991 Roger L.1916-1992
    Person ID I12282  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2022 

    Father Gloe Charles Vrooman, Sr.,   b. 3 Oct 1891, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1958, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Vera Lavonne Drollinger,   b. 27 Jun 1894, Roann, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1968, North Manchester, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F2056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katherine Mildred Stouffer,   b. 26 Mar 1915, Wabash, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1991, Wabash, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 20 Dec 1936  Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
      Name: Roger Vrooman
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 20
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 8 Mar 1916
      Birth Place: Wabash, Indiana
      Marriage License Date: 19 Dec 1936
      Marriage License Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Wabash, Indiana
      Father: Gloe Vrooman
      Mother: Vera Wrolinger
      Spouse: Katherine Stouffer
      Page: 199
      FHL Film Number: 001409196
    Children 
     1. Steven K. Vrooman
     2. Marilyn Louise Vrooman
     3. Jane Ann Vrooman
     4. Karen Sue Vrooman
     5. Rosemary Vrooman
    Family ID F5450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Mar 1916 - Wabash County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Dec 1936 - Wabash County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Sep 1992 - Peoria, Peoria, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Noble Twp, Wabash County, IN Link to Google Earth
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