ROCK FALLS – Rogerio M. Garza, 68, of Rock Falls, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. He was employed as a millwright at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling for 30 years.

He was born May 9, 1944, in Robstown, Texas, the son of Rogerio and Refugia (Moreno) Garza. He married Hortencia Ortiz on May 25, 1964, in Laredo, Texas. He was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls. He was an avid fisherman and hunter.

Surviving are his wife, Hortencia; five sons, Ramiro Garza and Adam A. Garza, both of Rock Falls, Rogerio G. Garza of Dixon, Robert T. (Nichole) Garza of Sterling and Raynaldo (Bobbie) Garza of Kalona, Iowa; and nine grandchildren.