December 21, 2020
Roscoe “Jigger” Pettengill, 102, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died due to complications of Covid-19 Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Rock Rapids Health Centre.
Roscoe Robert “Jigger” Pettengill was born March 8, 1918, in Rock Rapids, son of Sylvester “Vet” and Christina (Guyan) Pettengill. He was raised in Rock Rapids and graduated from Wilson High School in 1937. He continued his education at Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After graduating, he returned to Rock Rapids where he worked until he joined the U.S. Army in 1941. Once World War II was over, he returned to Rock Rapids and went into partnership with his brother, Leon, and father. They owned Pettengill Lumber Yard and Block Plant.