Franklin D. Rongey

October 10, 1934 - April 4, 2012

Franklin D. Rongey, 77, of DeKalb, Ill., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, DeKalb.
Born Oct. 10, 1934, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of William T. and Violet (Thompson) Rongey, he married Mary Ellen Maley on May 24, 1958, at St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb.
A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Frank was a member of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 501 in Aurora and of St. Mary Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, all in DeKalb. He was employed by Northern Illinois University as a plumber for 35 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen; children, Brad Rongey of Dallas, Texas, Scott (Kathy) Rongey of Sycamore and William (Christina) Rongey of Wheaton; four grandchildren, Danielle and Andrea, and their mother, Julie (David) Peters, and Samantha and Kayla; great-grandson, Mason; brother, Robert (Madeline) Rongey of Los Angeles, Calif.; sisters, Pat Cornish of Maple Park and Fernetta Reid of Riverside, Calif.; aunt, Virginia Otten of St. Peters, Mo.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 321 Pine St., DeKalb, with Fr. Kenneth Anderson celebrating and full military honors provided by DeKalb County Honor Guard. Cremation will follow, with burial of cremated remains at a later date. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, at Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Franklin D. Rongey Memorial Fund, in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, IL 60115.
For information, visit www.AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022.

As published in the Daily Chronicle