EVERETT H. “STRETCH” ROOSA
LIBERTY, NY — Everett H. “Stretch” Roosa, a lifetime Sullivan County resident, died on Friday, December 31, 2004 at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center. He was 86.
The son of Isaac and Augusta Lehmann Roosa, he was born April 30, 1918 in Willowemoc.
A self-employed electrician, he was the founder and former owner of Electro-Electric Co. in Liberty. He was a 50-year member of F&AM Liberty Lodge # 521 and a 50-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He served his country in the Merchant Marines during WWII.
He was predeceased by his wife, Florence McGuire Roosa in 1987; a son, Harold; and a sister, Lyda Charter.
He is survived by two sons, Thomas and his wife Renee of Boonsboro, MD and Michael and his wife Donna of Jeffersonville; a daughter, Patricia DeJesus and her husband Henry of Liberty; seven grandchildren, Zachary, Abby, Dillon, Nicholas, Lauren, Emily and Alison; and one great-granddaughter, Aaliyah.
Services were held on Thursday, January 6 at Ramsay’s Funeral Home with Reverend Carl Steiglich officiating.
Interment will be in the St. Peter’s Cemetery in Liberty.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
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