Chenoa – Harry Rosenberger, 85, of Chenoa, passes away at 7:15 a.m., July 11, 2015, Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa.

Funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa . Pastor Deb Honegger will be officiating.

Burial will be in Chenoa Township Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2015 also at the funeral home and one hour prior to services.

Memorials may be made to Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community or OSF Foundation at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center.

Harry was born August 21, 1929 in Weston, the son of Claude and Pansy Diffenderfer Rosenberger.

He married Mary Elizabeth Zimmerman on February 8, 1949, at her parent's home in rural Lexington. She passed away on June 28, 1995.

Surviving are two sons, Dennis Ray (Karen) Rosenberger of CO and Roger Lynn (Leanne) Rosenberger of East Peoria; one daughter, Carol Jean (Dr. Edward III) Pegg of Hudson; 11 grandchildren, Stacy (Jim) Rosenberger Robinson, Tammy (Jim) Rosenberger Blevins, Nikki (Kevin) Rosenberger Turek, Dr. Renne (Marc) Pegg Heng, Dr. Edward W. (Heather) Pegg IV, Christina "Bena" Pegg, Elizabeth K. Pegg, Robert A. Pegg, Katie (Mike) Rosenberger Sanders, Kylanne Rosenberger, Josiah (Ashley)Rosenberger; and 13 great-grandchildren, Jake and Sam Robinson, J. Andrew, Justin, Zachary Blevins, Molly and Thomas Turek, Madelynn, Edward V, Elliana Pegg, and Owen, Isaac, and Eli Sanders.

Also surviving are his two sisters, Nina Hardt McBroom and Justine (Loren) White; one brother, Clement "Bud" (Dorothy) Rosenberger; several nieces and nephews; and very close friend Ethel Regenold.

Harry was a lifetime farmer and general contractor.

He enjoyed hunting, golfing, bowling, pitching horseshoes and traveling.

He also loved spending time with his grandchildren.