Oliver, Roosevelt ("Rosie") (1956 - 2024)

OLIVER, RAUTERKUS, BRUETT, SORENSEN, MARSTON, AMBROSE, SMITH

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/5/2024 at 15:28:02

Name of deceased: Roosevelt (“Rosie”) Oliver

Aged: 67 yrs, 9 mo, 23 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: June 1, 1956; Durant, Holmes County, MS

Died: March 24, 2024; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Services to be held a later date; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Crystal Oliver (spouse, Seth Rauterkus) of Manilla, IA, Sheneka Oliver (spouse, Jaydon Bruett) of Omaha, NE, and Amy Sorensen (spouse, Tim); granddaughter, Summer, of Harlan, IA; brothers, Andrew Oliver Jr. and Alfred Oliver, all of Waterloo, IA; sisters, Bobbi J. Marston of Waterloo, IA, and Patricia Oliver of Chicago, IL; aunts, Dorothy Ambrose of Waterloo, IA, and Bessie Smith of Calumet City, IL; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Andrew W. Oliver, Sr. and Della Mae Marston; wife, Roxann; grandparents; infant sister, Ora Jean; 5 uncles; 3 aunts

Education: Attended and received an education at West Waterloo High School, Waterloo, IA.

Religious affiliation: Baptized at John Wesley United Methodist Church, Durant, MS

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Roxann Jean Study; May 30, 1992; location not provided

Employment: After high school, he started working construction at Cedar Falls Construction Co., Waterloo, IA; his early work career continued to be in construction, and he later transitioned into the packing plant industry. He retired from Smithfield Foods (Farmland), Denison, IA in 2019 after being employed there for 20 years.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed spending his mornings drinking coffee with Roxann, having phone calls daily with sister Bobbi Jean, cooking food on the grill, watching basketball and his favorite “old time” TV shows; Rosie liked to spend time completing yard chores including mowing the lawn, removing weeds, and trimming tree branches; he loved playing board games, going on bicycle rides and fishing with his children

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