Waterloo Region Generations
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Roxy M. Roche

Female 1913 - 2011  (98 years)


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  • Name Roxy M. Roche 
    Born 1913  Cochrane, Glackmeyer Twp., Cochrane District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199333195 
    Name Roxy M. Lang 
    Occupation nurse 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-489515 
    Died 9 Mar 2011  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I489515  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family Dr. Louis Victor Wiliam Vincent Lang,   b. 6 Aug 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1937  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Peter Lang, MP
     2. William "Bill" Lang
     3. John E. Lang
     4. Paul Lang
     5. Mary Lang,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F300396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • LANG, Roxy M. (nee Roche)

      At Sunnyside Home, Kitchener, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 97 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Louis V. Lang. Loving mother of John (Irene), Paul (Shirley), Bill (Rosemary), Peter (Sarah) and David. She will be remembered by her grandchildren, Michael (Leslie), Cathy, Lisa (Chris), Wendy, Trina (Todd); Christine, Jamie, Michael (Cherie), Mark, Steven, Colleen, Jessica, Michael, and great-grandchildren Alexandra, Samantha, Nate, Kayla and Charlotte. Predeceased by her daughter Mary, and her daughter-in-law, Phyllis. She was the daughter of the late Martin and Cecile Roche and was one of nine children of whom she is survived by Bill (Rosemary) Roche, Louise Hunt and Theresa Roche. She was born in Cochrane and raised in Peterborough. She graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Nursing School in Kitchener in 1931. Roxy was a devoted and loving wife to Louis. She loved and nurtured her children in their many activities and showed a keen interest in all her family. She was a dedicated volunteer with many organizations over the many years. Lang family will receive a relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467 on Friday (today) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with parish prayers at 3:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's RC Church (56 Duke St. Kitchener) on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 10 a.m. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. In flowers, donations to St. Mary's Hospital and Sunnyside Home will be appreciated. The family wishes to thank the staff at Sunnyside for the excellent care they provided Roxy in her final years. A special thank you to her friend Ella Oleksinski, who considered Roxy her Canadian Mother, and provided her with all the love and care a mother could wish for from a daughter.

      Visit www.henrywalser.com for Roxy's memorial.

      Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Mar 11, 2011 Page 19

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1913 - Cochrane, Glackmeyer Twp., Cochrane District, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Oct 1937 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Mar 2011 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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