Best, Roger Lavern

1933 - 2013  (79 years)

• Name	Best, Roger Lavern  [1, 2]
  Birth	25 Jul 1933	Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Mar 2013	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Age	79 years
  Burial	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I4990	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Best, Everett Cecil,   b. 25 May 1891, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 27 May 1980, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Stark, Elsie Mae,   b. 19 May 1896, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 9 Sep 1987, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1921	Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
  Siblings	2 brothers
  1. Best, Donald,   b. 1932, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. Illinois, USA   2. Best, Richard Leo,   b. 15 Mar 1927, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 10 Mar 2004, White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ Burris, Georgianna   3. Best, Roger Lavern,   b. 25 Jul 1933, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 30 Mar 2013, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Ognibene, Margaret Cira,  m. 5 Aug 1961
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Best, Everett Cecil,   b. 25 May 1891, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 27 May 1980, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)
  Stepmother	Underwood, Nellie Mae,   b. 7 Sep 1894, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA d. 6 May 1971, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother
  1. Best, Arland Ray,   b. 30 Nov 1916, Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA d. 16 Mar 2003, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 86 years) ▻ Doran, Dorothy Jane,  m. 6 May 1944
  Family ID	F527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Other Spouse	Keller, Martin,   b. 28 Jan 1892, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA d. 17 Aug 1953, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Stepmother	Underwood, Nellie Mae,   b. 7 Sep 1894, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA d. 6 May 1971, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Step siblings	1 stepsister
  1. Keller, Carmen June,   b. 19 Jun 1923, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA d. 23 Sep 1997, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 74 years) ▻ Mayberry, Floyd Lee
  Family ID	F529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ognibene, Margaret Cira,   b. 29 Oct 1936, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA d. 1 Mar 1978, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1961	Winnebago County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Married	5 Aug 1961	Winnebago County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Best, Roger W   2. Best, Lori
  Family ID	F2185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Jul 1933 - Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA Marriage - 5 Aug 1961 - Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Married - 5 Aug 1961 - Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Death - 30 Mar 2013 - Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Burial - - Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Histories

  Obituary of Roger Best Roger L. Best, 79 Rockford - Roger L. Best, 79, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013, in his home surrounded by his family and is now reunited with his loving wife, Margaret. Born July 25, 1933, in Mystic, Iowa; the son of Everett and Elsie (Stark) Best. Roger married Margaret Ognibene in Rockford on August 5, 1961, she passed away in…

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S651] Ancestry.com, Winnebago County, Illinois, Marriages, 1836-1962, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).