Sean C. Rock, 42, of Bemidji, Minn., died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at his home in Bemidji.
He was born April 17, 1967, in Valentine. He spent his childhood in Bruning and Herdford, Texas. He attended Cascia Hall Catholic Boarding School in Tulsa, Okla., prior to the family moving to Fremont in 1980. He then attended Archbishop Bergan High School and graduated in 1985. He attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and then worked in Alaska deep sea fishing before moving to Seattle where he worked for Boeing Aircraft Company. He was plant manager for Baywatch Seafoods and moved to Bemidji in 2007 where he was plant manager for Red Lake Fisheries.
Sean was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, was an avid Nebraska fan and golfer and was devoted to Alaska and the fishing industry.
He is survived by his mother, Marie Rock of Fremont; four sisters, Brigid Kerschinske (and husband, Paul) of Omaha, Deirdre Cloward (and husband, Kevin) and Erin Rock, all of Bellevue, and Tierney Schmidt (and husband, Brian) of Fremont; a brother, Devin Rock (and wife, Jackie) of Hooper; along with 10 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, William; and grandparents, Roy and Berneice Beman and Leo and Mary Rock.
A memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont. There is no visitation.
A memorial has been established to the American Heart Association.
Dugan Funeral Chapel in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.
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