Anne Elizabeth Rock

Anne Elizabeth Rock

Born: Wed., Nov. 19, 1958

Died: Mon., Jul. 14, 2014

Anne Elizabeth Rock of Phoenix, AZ died peacefully on July 14, 2014. Anne was born in St. Paul, MN to Samuel J. and Janis L. Rock on November 19, 1958. She grew up in the Forest Lake, MN area and attended Forest Lake High School and later moved to Arizona where she graduated from West High School in 1977. She graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She soon started working for the State of Arizona Department of Health Services, which was to become her career path for the rest of her life. She served in many areas including grant writing and management, administrative reviews, psychiatric rehabilitation services, conference planning and meeting facilitation, but her most rewarding experience was the opportunity to work with peers and family members throughout Arizona to promote recovery, wellness, and inclusion throughout the entire system of care. Anne was also a certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner.

Anne was loved and respected by many. She was a gifted public speaker and could light up a room with her hearty laugh and incredible sense of humor. She loved to celebrate life, was a phenomenal cook, loved spending time with her pets and loved to travel. Her favorite vacation spot was San Diego, CA. Anne enjoyed visiting her family in northern Minnesota. Her favorite music to relax to was Frank Sinatra. She was a loyal and dedicated friend, sister, aunt, niece and daughter who made a conscious effort to bring joy to those around her.

Survivors include her mother Janis Rock of Laporte, MN, brothers Byron (Laura) Rock of Bemidji, Randy Rock of Rogers, MN, Chris Zschokke (Crystal) of Laporte, MN, Reuben Rock of Alexandria, VA, sister Marie Rock (Lee) Parmenter of Bemidji, and her best friend Debbie Guerrieri of Phoenix, AZ, several aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents, father Samuel J. Rock, and brother Robert M. Rock.

A memorial service and celebration of life for Anne will be held Saturday, July 26 at 11:00 AM at St. Peters Church in Cass Lake, MN with Rev. John Rock officiating. A lunch gathering will be held soon after the service at Pike Bay Town Hall (south of Cass Lake on State Highway 371) from 1 PM to 4 PM.

Anne's care has been entrusted to Northern Peace Funeral Home of Walker, MN. Online condolences for the family may be given at http://www.northernpeace.com