- Date Of Birth: January 29, 1933
- Date Of Death: September 23, 2015
- State: Illinois
Roger Lee Gallentine, age 82 of Thomson, IL, formerly of Stockton, IL, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at home. He was born January 29, 1933 to Arthur & Gwendolyn (Meek) Gallentine in Walnut, IL.
He graduated from Walnut High School in 1951 and joined the Air Force in 1952 where he served during the Korean War, until being discharged in 1956. He then attended Elgin Watch & Clock College in Elgin, IL. In 1960, he opened and operated Gallentine Jewelry Store in Stockton.
On September 6, 1974 he married Betty (Hess) Heid at the Church by the Side of the Road in Rockton, IL.
In 1988, they took their Jewelry business to their home where he was active in repairing clocks and watches for many years.
He enjoyed music and played the drums in several bands around the area. He and his wife Betty proudly followed all of their five grandchildren playing their sports, especially basketball, even into college.
Roger was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Stockton, before moving to Thomson in 2014. He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. and was the Quarter Master for the charter in Stockton.
He is survived by his wife, Betty; son, Bill (Kim) Heid of Thomson; three brother-in-laws, Melvin (Judy) Hess of Loves Park, LaVerne (Daune) Hess of Thousand Oaks, CA, and Kenneth (Pam) Hess of Stockton; sister-in-law, Sharon (Don) Goethe of Freeport; grandchildren, Tracy (John) LaBreche of Leeds, AL, Stephanie (Bud) Benson of Thomson, Sarah (Adam) Tyler of Fulton, Nicholas (Jericho) Heid of Fulton, and Matthew Heid of Thomson; and 15 great grandchildren: Alexys, Zoe, Asa, Zadyn, Ava & Asher LaBreche; Marika, Maddex & Saige Tyler; William, Genna & Warren Heid; and Ivy, Cosmo & Wyatt Benson.
He was preceded in death by his parents; mother-in-law, Gertrude Hess; sister-in-law, Gladys Hess; brother-in-law, Marvin, Donald & Wayne Hess; and one great grandson, Zion LaBreche of Leeds, AL.
