Dennie R. Ross

Dennie R. Ross, age 88, passed away on November 2, 2024, in Rockford, Illinois, where they had recently moved from Shelton, WA. Born in a sod house in rural Nebraska on October 1, 1936, Dennie was the son of Roscoe R. Ross and Goldie (Smith) Ross. His early years took him across Idaho and Oregon before his family settled in Ellensburg, Washington, when he was nine years old. Dennie graduated from Ellensburg High School and went on to earn both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education from Central Washington University, where he met and married the love of his life, Avis Schmuck, in 195...