Max E. Roha, age 98, born April 14, 1923, passed away October 12, 2021.
Our beloved Opa Max died peacefully with dignity at Parma General Hospital due to complications from a fall.
Raised on a small Jersey dairy farm in Meadville, Pennsylvania, with his parents William and Velva Jones Roha and older brother Neil, he attended Allegheny College where he fell in love with chemistry and with Mary Chapman. Upon graduation in 1944 he joined the U.S. Navy. His ship supported the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
In peacetime he married his college sweetheart and studied organic chemistry at Harvard University for his Ph.D. in 1949. In 1951 Max and Mary moved with their three young children into a house they had built in Brecksville. He began his long career with B.F. Goodrich Chemical as a research chemist and later as a scientific liaison to European universities and chemical companies. The family enjoyed four years in The Hague, Holland, before returning to Brecksville. This experience sparked Max and Mary's passion for world-wide travel, participation in numerous Elderhostel programs and welcoming foreign visitors into their home.
Max loved growing vegetables, woodworking, tinkering, researching genealogy, baking bread, making jams and pies, feeding birds and thwarting squirrels. After Mary's death in 2001, he shared a home with Lois Wallin until her death in 2007.
He was known for his kindness and quiet generosity, endowing the Max and Mary Chapman Roha, Class of 1944, Chemistry Scholarship at Allegheny College, and providing financial and sound-engineering contributions to Brecksville United Church of Christ.
In February 2020 Max chose to move to Danbury Senior Living in Broadview Heights where he was well-cared-for during the pandemic. He always attributed his long life to generous doses of vitamin C and regular glasses of wine. Our unique Opa remained active on his computer and in our weekly family Zooms until his last days.
Max was predeceased by his wife Mary, companion Lois Wallin, son David, parents and brother. He leaves behind his son Bill (Ann Franzen-Roha) and daughter Cathy; daughter-in-law Eve S. Roha; grandchildren Max C. Roha, Melanie Aley (James), Rebecca Young (Renny), Stefan Roha (Laura), Sam Roha (Kiley) and Olivia Roha; great-granddaughters Mallory Roha and Lydia Aley; niece Ginny Fanning (Bill) and nephew Tom Roha (Ronnie) and their children.
Our beloved Opa Max died peacefully with dignity at Parma General Hospital due to complications from a fall.
Raised on a small Jersey dairy farm in Meadville, Pennsylvania, with his parents William and Velva Jones Roha and older brother Neil, he attended Allegheny College where he fell in love with chemistry and with Mary Chapman. Upon graduation in 1944 he joined the U.S. Navy. His ship supported the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
In peacetime he married his college sweetheart and studied organic chemistry at Harvard University for his Ph.D. in 1949. In 1951 Max and Mary moved with their three young children into a house they had built in Brecksville. He began his long career with B.F. Goodrich Chemical as a research chemist and later as a scientific liaison to European universities and chemical companies. The family enjoyed four years in The Hague, Holland, before returning to Brecksville. This experience sparked Max and Mary's passion for world-wide travel, participation in numerous Elderhostel programs and welcoming foreign visitors into their home.
Max loved growing vegetables, woodworking, tinkering, researching genealogy, baking bread, making jams and pies, feeding birds and thwarting squirrels. After Mary's death in 2001, he shared a home with Lois Wallin until her death in 2007.
He was known for his kindness and quiet generosity, endowing the Max and Mary Chapman Roha, Class of 1944, Chemistry Scholarship at Allegheny College, and providing financial and sound-engineering contributions to Brecksville United Church of Christ.
In February 2020 Max chose to move to Danbury Senior Living in Broadview Heights where he was well-cared-for during the pandemic. He always attributed his long life to generous doses of vitamin C and regular glasses of wine. Our unique Opa remained active on his computer and in our weekly family Zooms until his last days.
Max was predeceased by his wife Mary, companion Lois Wallin, son David, parents and brother. He leaves behind his son Bill (Ann Franzen-Roha) and daughter Cathy; daughter-in-law Eve S. Roha; grandchildren Max C. Roha, Melanie Aley (James), Rebecca Young (Renny), Stefan Roha (Laura), Sam Roha (Kiley) and Olivia Roha; great-granddaughters Mallory Roha and Lydia Aley; niece Ginny Fanning (Bill) and nephew Tom Roha (Ronnie) and their children.
Max E. Roha, age 98, born April 14, 1923, passed away October 12, 2021.
Our beloved Opa Max died peacefully with dignity at Parma General Hospital due to complications from a fall.
Raised on a small Jersey dairy farm in Meadville, Pennsylvania, with his parents William and Velva Jones Roha and older brother Neil, he attended Allegheny College where he fell in love with chemistry and with Mary Chapman. Upon graduation in 1944 he joined the U.S. Navy. His ship supported the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
In peacetime he married his college sweetheart and studied organic chemistry at Harvard University for his Ph.D. in 1949. In 1951 Max and Mary moved with their three young children into a house they had built in Brecksville. He began his long career with B.F. Goodrich Chemical as a research chemist and later as a scientific liaison to European universities and chemical companies. The family enjoyed four years in The Hague, Holland, before returning to Brecksville. This experience sparked Max and Mary's passion for world-wide travel, participation in numerous Elderhostel programs and welcoming foreign visitors into their home.
Max loved growing vegetables, woodworking, tinkering, researching genealogy, baking bread, making jams and pies, feeding birds and thwarting squirrels. After Mary's death in 2001, he shared a home with Lois Wallin until her death in 2007.
He was known for his kindness and quiet generosity, endowing the Max and Mary Chapman Roha, Class of 1944, Chemistry Scholarship at Allegheny College, and providing financial and sound-engineering contributions to Brecksville United Church of Christ.
In February 2020 Max chose to move to Danbury Senior Living in Broadview Heights where he was well-cared-for during the pandemic. He always attributed his long life to generous doses of vitamin C and regular glasses of wine. Our unique Opa remained active on his computer and in our weekly family Zooms until his last days.
Max was predeceased by his wife Mary, companion Lois Wallin, son David, parents and brother. He leaves behind his son Bill (Ann Franzen-Roha) and daughter Cathy; daughter-in-law Eve S. Roha; grandchildren Max C. Roha, Melanie Aley (James), Rebecca Young (Renny), Stefan Roha (Laura), Sam Roha (Kiley) and Olivia Roha; great-granddaughters Mallory Roha and Lydia Aley; niece Ginny Fanning (Bill) and nephew Tom Roha (Ronnie) and their children.
Our beloved Opa Max died peacefully with dignity at Parma General Hospital due to complications from a fall.
Raised on a small Jersey dairy farm in Meadville, Pennsylvania, with his parents William and Velva Jones Roha and older brother Neil, he attended Allegheny College where he fell in love with chemistry and with Mary Chapman. Upon graduation in 1944 he joined the U.S. Navy. His ship supported the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
In peacetime he married his college sweetheart and studied organic chemistry at Harvard University for his Ph.D. in 1949. In 1951 Max and Mary moved with their three young children into a house they had built in Brecksville. He began his long career with B.F. Goodrich Chemical as a research chemist and later as a scientific liaison to European universities and chemical companies. The family enjoyed four years in The Hague, Holland, before returning to Brecksville. This experience sparked Max and Mary's passion for world-wide travel, participation in numerous Elderhostel programs and welcoming foreign visitors into their home.
Max loved growing vegetables, woodworking, tinkering, researching genealogy, baking bread, making jams and pies, feeding birds and thwarting squirrels. After Mary's death in 2001, he shared a home with Lois Wallin until her death in 2007.
He was known for his kindness and quiet generosity, endowing the Max and Mary Chapman Roha, Class of 1944, Chemistry Scholarship at Allegheny College, and providing financial and sound-engineering contributions to Brecksville United Church of Christ.
In February 2020 Max chose to move to Danbury Senior Living in Broadview Heights where he was well-cared-for during the pandemic. He always attributed his long life to generous doses of vitamin C and regular glasses of wine. Our unique Opa remained active on his computer and in our weekly family Zooms until his last days.
Max was predeceased by his wife Mary, companion Lois Wallin, son David, parents and brother. He leaves behind his son Bill (Ann Franzen-Roha) and daughter Cathy; daughter-in-law Eve S. Roha; grandchildren Max C. Roha, Melanie Aley (James), Rebecca Young (Renny), Stefan Roha (Laura), Sam Roha (Kiley) and Olivia Roha; great-granddaughters Mallory Roha and Lydia Aley; niece Ginny Fanning (Bill) and nephew Tom Roha (Ronnie) and their children.
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