Visitation:
10 a.m. until 12 Noon Saturday, January 14, 2023, at
Zion Lutheran Church, Lincoln
Service:
Noon Saturday at the church
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Harold Dean Roos, 91, of Lincoln,
passed away January 11, 2023, at home surrounded by
his family.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 12 Noon
Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church,
Lincoln. Funeral services will follow at 12 Noon.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery with full military
rites performed by the American Legion post 263.
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home is assisting
the family.
Dean was born April 13, 1931, in Lincoln, IL., the
son of Harold A. Roos and Rebecca (Cress) Roos. He
married Eloise Gannon in 1972. She preceded him in
death in January of 1990. He proudly served his
country in the United States Army during the Korean
War. He was a long-time member of Zion Lutheran
Church. Dean loved mowing and had a successful
mowing business with his son Keith for many years.
He retired from the bottle factory after many years.
Dean had many personal hobbies. He loved ice cream
and apple pie, but what he loved most was being with
his children and grandchildren. He was always there
with his suspenders and a smile.
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Survivors include his children: Michael Keith Roos and his wife
Keena, Kenny Gannon and his wife Lita, Margaret Frakes, Kathy James, Terri
McEntire and her husband Ron, and Minnie Hedrick and her husband Robbie;
grandchildren: Autumn (Roos) Kopochius and Summer Roos, Jake Williams, Hannah
Lamb, Connie Purdue, Tammy O'Brien, Dana Heyen, Erica Frakes, Lori Kay Crosier,
Justin Gannon, Jaimie Gannon, John Black, and Carie Groves; numerous great
grandchildren and great great grandchildren; brother Marlin Roos, and many
extended family members and friends also survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Eloise, brother Hervil Roos,
sister Melba Novak, sister-in-law Kathy Roos, grandson David McEntire, and great
granddaughter Alayah.
Memorial donations may be made to Zion Lutheran Church or to Zion Lutheran
School.
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