William D. Rockwell

1918 - 2007  (89 years)

• Name	William D. Rockwell  [1]
  Birth	24 May 1918	..., Herkimer, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jul 2007	Scotia, Schenectady, New York   [2, 3]
  Burial	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frankfort, Herkimer, New York   [4]
  Person ID	I36098	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Pliny Freeman Rockwell,   b. 6 Sep 1875, Holland Patent, Oneida, New York d. 15 Aug 1957, Herkimer, Herkimer, New York (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Blanche Lavancha Melissa Jones,   b. 25 Dec 1875, White Creek, Washington, New York d. 13 Sep 1956, Herkimer, Herkimer, New York (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1898	Ohio, Herkimer, New York   [5]
  Family ID	F19166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carma J. Nencetti,   b. 2 Nov 1921, Frankfort, Herkimer, New York d. 9 Jun 2005 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1961  [3]
  Children	1. William Dean Rockwell,   b. 1962   d. 14 Oct 2001 (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F80909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Utica Observer Dispatch July 15, 2007 Mr. William D. Rockwell, age 89, a resident of Utica for over 40 years, passed away Friday, July 13, 2007, after a 5 month illness in the Avenue Nursing Facility in Schenectady, NY. Since 2005 he had resided with his son, Jim and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Piazza in Glenville, NY. He was born on May 24,1918 in Herkimer, NY, a son of the late Pliny and Blanche Jones ROCkwell. and was educated locally. He served our country during WWll in the US Army, 15th Engineer Battalion. He was married to Carma Nencetli in 1961 in the Town of Ohio, a blessed union of 44 years until her death in 2005. Bill was employed for many years at the UNIVAC Corp. in the accounting department, until his retirement He was an avid fly fisherman, hunter and skilled woodworker. He was a member of the Royal Order of Masons, Iroquois Chapter #236, the Paris Gun Club and the Mohawk Valley Rifle Club. He was predeceased by his wife, Carma; and his beloved son, William Rockwell Il. Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Elizabeth Piazza; his grandchildren, James (Paula) Piazza II, Kelly (David) Shimkus and Nicholas Austin Piazza, all of Scotia; his stepdaughter, Regina P. Winkler; and grandsons, Patrick and Michael Winkler. all of New Hartford; He also wishes to remember his former son-in-law, Patrick J. Winkler. He enjoyed his qreat-qrandchlldren, Ava and Alayna Shimkus, and Jake Piazza they will miss their Pa. They brought a smile to Bill's face even in his last days.

  
  

• Sources

  [S32080] 1920 census, New York, Herkimer county. [S65470] Ancestry.com, Knowles Family Tree. [S52075] Obituary, Utica Observer Dispatch, William D. Rockwell, (July 15, 2007). [S52074] Cemetery index, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frankfort, Herkimer, New York, (Find-a-Grave). [S42467] RootsWeb.com, Christy Lee Newman (Christy Newman).