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John Roche

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John Roche obituary, 1935-2024, Green Valley, AZ

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1935

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2024

John Roche Obituary

John Roche
July 15, 1935 - October 29, 2024
John, 89, of Green Valley, AZ, passed away on October 29, 2024. John was born on July 15, 1935, to Agnes and Harold Roche in Columbus, WI.
John was a husband and, father, dairyman, farmer, South Dakota rancher, farm appraiser. The Church and Community Service were also John's philanthropies. He generously shared with family and friends. He loved work and mentored many people interested in agriculture related careers. John was an 85-year resident in Elba Township, Dodge County Wisconsin until relocating permanently to his snowbird home in Green Valley, Arizona.
His legacy of time, sharing his talents, and treasure lives on through the lives he touched.
John is survived by his wife of 54 years Mary, children Luciana (Alan) Major, Christina Roche, Tom (Jamie) Roche, William Roche, and eight grandchildren. He is further survived in Wisconsin by his brother Joe (Marie) Roche, Bill (Carol) Roche, sister Ellen (Tom) Schemmel, brother-in-law Bob Erickson, and sister-in-law Joann Roche in MD. He was proceeded in death by parents Agnes & Harold, sister Mary Erickson, brother Bob & Connie Roche. Many friends will greet him in heaven with root beer, Brandy Manhattans, Packer cheers, ice cream topped with crème de menthe, Irish coffee and jigs.
Memorial donations can be directed to BCA/Border Community Alliance in Tubac AZ or the Columbus Area Endowment Foundation, and made on www.MadisonCommunityFoundation, Attn: Columbus Area Endowment, 111 N Fairchild Street, Suite 260, Madison, WI 53703 or to a charity of your choice.
Mary is hosting an Irish Wake in Green Vally on Monday November 11th. An funeral mass will be at St. Columbkille church Elba Township, Dodge County WI on Friday November 22 at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon.
The family thanks Canyon Valley Memory Care of Green Valley for John's four plus years of residency and recently Traditions Hospice.

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Published by Green Valley News & Sun from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10, 2024.

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Donna Wright

November 15, 2024

Every time that I visited my sister at Canyon Valley, I would see John and we would speak. He told me he was a farmer from Wisconsin. He was such a nice man and a gentleman. I was so sorry to hear that he had passed.

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