Residence: Buffalo, Indiana
Died: Saturday, December 03, 2011
Location: 9:25 p.m., at the Indiana University Health, White Memorial Hospital in Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 95
Date of Birth: Monday, October 16, 1916
Birth place:

 

 
Father: Josiah Coonrod
 
Mother: Elizabeth ( Hooker ) Coonrod
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: At the family farm near Buffalo, Indiana all of his life.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Funeral Location: 11:00 a.m., at the Buffalo Christian Church in Buffalo, Indiana.
Clergy: Tom Haynie of the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana
Burial will take place:
Pro/Indian Creek Cemetery in rural Pulaski County ( North of Headlee), Indiana.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana, and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at the Buffalo Christian Church in Buffalo, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Bill lived on the family farm near Buffalo, Indiana all of his life. He and his wife, Dorothy farmed all of their lives, and also owned and operated the Coonrod Lime Hauling Service for over forty (40) years. Bill was an airplane pilot for over fifty (50) years, flying his plane from his own landing strip. He was a self-taught musician. Bill started playing the harmonica his mother gave him at the age of thirteen (13). He played multiple instruments, playing bluegrass music with his family and friends. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, fishing, mushroom hunting and playing euchre. Bill enjoyed riding his motorcycle with his wife, Dorothy in their younger years. He was a member of the Buffalo Christian Church in Buffalo, Indiana.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Pro/Indian Creek Cemetery or to the donors choice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and at the church.
Marriage Information: On June 1, 1941, in White County, Indiana, he married Dorothy L. Hoch. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Dorothy L. Coonrod of Buffalo, Indiana; Daughters, Elaine (husband Norm) Gould of Monticello, Indiana, Sharon (companion Larry Westerhouse) Zakrajsek of Buffalo, Indiana, and Billie (husband Mark) Bennett of West Lafayette, Indiana; Grandchildren,Elizabeth Gould of Roanoke, Virginia, Jean (companion Doug Perkins) Gould of O'Fallon, Missouri, Mike (wife Claudia) Zakrajsek of Indianapolis, Indiana, Brian (wife Jessica) Zakajsek of Worcester, Massachusetts, and William "Will" Bennett of West Lafayette, Indiana; Great Grandchildren, Kelsey and Avery Harms, and Gabriel and Sebastian Zakrajsek.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,Josiah and Elizabeth (Hooker) Coonrod; Daughter, Annette Coonrod;Brothers, Defoe and Joseph "Joe" Coonrod.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.