Marilyn Joann (VanSickle) Rock, age 73, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Wednesday July 20, 2022 at her home following a short illness.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday July 25th, at Millersburg United Methodist Church with Rev. Paula Koch officiating. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday at the church. Committal service and burial will take place 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 29th at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. For those going in procession to the cemetery, please be at Alexander Funeral Home by 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Those wishing to share a memory or make online condolences may do so by visiting www.alexanderfhinc.com.
Family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Millersburg United Methodist Church.
Marilyn was born July 26, 1948 in Millersburg, Ohio and was the daughter of Wilford and Dora (Patterson) VanSickle. On September 20, 1969 she married James Rock and he preceded her in death on December 5, 2020.
Marilyn was a 1966 graduate of West Holmes High School, graduated Wooster Business College in 1968 and held various secretarial positions in the community. She was a member of the Millersburg United Methodist Church. Marilyn was active in her church, enjoyed reading, crocheting and spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by two children and their spouses: daughter, Wendy (Jeff) Miller of Millersburg, Ohio and son, Doug (Maria) Rock of Vandalia, Ohio; three grandchildren: Serena Miller, Jeffrey Collin Miller and Tyler Rock; siblings: Shirley Kettlewell of Golden, Colorado, Karen (Tom) Stringfellow of Killbuck, Ohio, and Floyd VanSickle (Harriet McCune), Larry (Kay) VanSickle, and Cheryl (Ted) Kays all of Millersburg, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilford and Dora VanSickle; husband, Jim Rock; brothers: Gene VanSickle and Jack VanSickle; and sister, Carolyn VanSickle.
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