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Ollen Bedwell Roach

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Ollen Bedwell Roach

Birth
Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Death
26 Jul 2005 (aged 80)
California, USA
Burial
Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA Add to Map
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ROACH, OLLEN B.

Ollen B . Roach, 80, died Tuesday July 26, 2005 in San Diego, CA. He was born in Kentucky in 1924. He graduated from high school in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, in 1942.

His wife of 58 years, Rose Marie Roach, preceded him in death in 2004.

He is survived by his two children, Thomas M. Roach of San Diego, and Olinda Martin of Spokane, Washington.

He had lived in Oceanside for 25 years after retiring from real estate in Vista. He owned Ollen B. Roach Realty. He was an active member of the Vista Rotary Club for many years, was a Planning Commissioner for the City of Vista, and served as president of the Vista Board of Realtors in 1969.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War.

He worked in the postal service in Inglewood, CA and as a police officer in El Segundo, CA, prior to moving to Vista. He was a long standing member of the El Segundo Masonic Lodge.

A graveside service will be held at Eternal Hills, Tuesday, August 2, 2005, 10:30am.

In lieu of flowers, contributions maybe made to the Hereditary Disease Foundation, 1303 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.
ROACH, OLLEN B.

Ollen B . Roach, 80, died Tuesday July 26, 2005 in San Diego, CA. He was born in Kentucky in 1924. He graduated from high school in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, in 1942.

His wife of 58 years, Rose Marie Roach, preceded him in death in 2004.

He is survived by his two children, Thomas M. Roach of San Diego, and Olinda Martin of Spokane, Washington.

He had lived in Oceanside for 25 years after retiring from real estate in Vista. He owned Ollen B. Roach Realty. He was an active member of the Vista Rotary Club for many years, was a Planning Commissioner for the City of Vista, and served as president of the Vista Board of Realtors in 1969.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War.

He worked in the postal service in Inglewood, CA and as a police officer in El Segundo, CA, prior to moving to Vista. He was a long standing member of the El Segundo Masonic Lodge.

A graveside service will be held at Eternal Hills, Tuesday, August 2, 2005, 10:30am.

In lieu of flowers, contributions maybe made to the Hereditary Disease Foundation, 1303 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.


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  • Added: Jul 29, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15085991/ollen_bedwell-roach: accessed ), memorial page for Ollen Bedwell Roach (11 Sep 1924–26 Jul 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15085991, citing Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA; Maintained by dot (contributor 46604592).