Joanne Esther Roche Obituary (2014)

Mass of Christian burial for Joanne Esther Roche, age 74 of Kennard, will be held at 10:00AM Monday February 3rd at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Ft. Calhoun. Graveside services will be held following mass at Forest Lawn in Omaha. A luncheon will be held at Schwertley Hall in Ft. Calhoun following the graveside service. Visitation will be held Sunday February 2nd from 2:00PM to 5:00PM with a vigil service at 4:00PM at the funeral home. Joanne died January 29th, 2014 south of Blair. Joanne Esther Benck Roche was born on July 3, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska to Alfred Raymond and Esther (Klinker) Benck. She lived in the Kennard, Omaha and Valley areas most of her life, except for a short time in Fox Park, Wyoming. She attended Clifton Hill Grade School and Benson High School. She graduated from Benson High School in 1957. After High school she attended Metro Tech. in Omaha. On May 9th, 1959 she was united in marriage to Ronald V. Roche at St. Bernards Catholic Church in Omaha. Joanne loved her church and was an active member over the years. She enjoyed reading and “crunching” numbers. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and watching them grow up. She especially enjoyed documenting their lives through pictures. She will always be remembered by her family as a gentle, caring, big hearted woman, who was the glue of her family. She is survived by her husband Ronald Roche of Kennard, sons Todd Roche and Russell Roche of Bennington, granddaughter Stephanie Roche of Omaha, granddaughter Justine Huisenga and husband Justin, great grandchildren Conner Roche and Elayna Huisenga, sister Shirley Wing and husband Roger of Fremont, and brother Raymond Benck of Omaha. Memorials may be directed to the Schwertley Scholorship Fund.