November 20, 1924 - April 8, 2018 U.S. Veteran
Burial Date: April 15, 2018 Funeral Home Pawlak Funeral Home Cemetery Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery |
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Arthur “Art” K. Roop, 93, of Sylvania, OH, formerly of Temperance, MI, and Kankakee, IL, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, in Kingston Care Center. Born November 20, 1924, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Benedict and Florence (Spate) Roop. A US Air Force veteran of WWII, he married Marilyn West on October 6, 1951. Art received his Bachelor’s of Science degree from Augustana College in 1951. Art was employed as a Method Development Chemist for Armour Pharmaceutical Company for 35 years, retiring in 1986. He was a member of Phi Beta Kapa, Lambertville United Methodist Church and former member of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Kankakee, IL. Art enjoyed golfing, baking, woodworking, gardening and home repair. |