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Notable Births & Deaths for Rockford ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Rockford. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.
- Roger Bruce Chaffee
- Colonel Jack Robert Lousma
- Astronaut - Skylab 2, USMC, aeronautical engineer. He was born in Grand Rapids (MI) on February 29, 1936 (a Saturday) (which is Leap Day)
- Grand Rapids is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Rockford.
- Benjamin Jenison 'Benny' McCoy
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Jenison (MI) on January 9, 1915 (a Saturday) and died in Grandville (MI) on November 9, 2011 (a Wednesday) at the age of 96. He is buried at Grandville Cemetery (Kent County, Michigan).
- Jenison is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Rockford.
- Grandville is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of Rockford.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Benjamin Jenison 'Benny' McCoy<1>
- Benny McCoy
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Jenison (MI) on January 9, 1915 (a Saturday) and died in Grandville (MI) on November 9, 2011 (a Wednesday) at the age of 96. He is buried at Grandville Cemetery (Kent County, Michigan).
- Jenison is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Rockford.
- Grandville is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of Rockford.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Benny McCoy<1>
- Walter Clement 'Wally' Pipp
- Dick York
- Full name: Richard Allen York
- Actor. He was born in Fort Wayne (IN) on September 4, 1928 (a Tueday) and died in East Grand Rapids (MI) on February 20, 1992 (a Thursday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Plainfield Cemetery (Kent County, Michigan).
- East Grand Rapids is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Rockford.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dick York<1>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockford: www.rockford.mi.us/ The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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