Birth date: Feb 6, 1929 Death date: Dec 19, 2020
Erna Lina Rock, was born February 6, 1929 in Schainbach Germany, and passed away on December 19, 2020 at the age of 91, in Allen Texas. Erna spent her years as a homemaker caring for her husband, her home and raising her 5 childr Read Obituary
Wayne, Curtis, Walt, Margaret and Eric,
We will always have such fond memories of your mom. Christmastime at the Rock house was a lot of fun. She was always so sweet to us and treated our kids like they were her own grandchildren.
Keeping you all in our thoughts.
With all of our love,
Scott and Melissa
Erna Rock focused her life on raising her 5 children to be healthy and upstanding members of society.
She was tolerant of our faults while urging us to do better.
We learned how to make her laugh and we got joy out of seeing her periodic laughs.
We considered Mom the softer of the two parents, but she provided the correct balance to teach us about the value of persistence.
When we were young, Mom would send us outside to learn how to keep ourselves occupied. When we would arrive back to the house, hungry from our outdoor exertions, there would always be food available to us as we excitedly discussed our current adventures and schemes.
Mom allowed us to take risks and to learn from our mistakes. We learned through trial and error how to take calculated risks and to take personal responsibility for our actions.
Mom's German heritage provided her children a unique perspective of world culture, allowing us to feel comfortable in being exposed to new and different ideas.
We always felt comfortable in bringing our friends to our house as we knew Mom would both accept them and would feed them.
As we later learned the environment that Mom grew up in, with farming and World War 2, it helped us to better appreciate how wonderful our environment was.
Thank you Mom for providing us the proper upbringing necessary to provide a positive contribution to civilization.
I'm going to miss you. I remember the first time I met you. I walked in your backyard in Burning Tree and the 3 oldest boys and Curtis were digging holes on the west side, preparing to plant some trees. We talked for a while....I'm sure you thought it was odd that my mouth was probably wide open because I was having a hard time understanding your accent. You loved my parents. You loved my children. You loved your son and you loved me..................You were ALWAYS there if anyone needed anything. Thank you Erna....Heaven just ain't gonna be the same. Love you............until we meet again.
