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James Alvin “Jim” Rolls

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5 Oct 2015 (aged 86)
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Rossiter, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The Punxsutawney Spirit from Oct. 6 to Oct. 7, 2015

James A. Rolls, 86, of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, entered into God's Eternal Care on Oct. 5, 2015, at his home.

He was born Oct. 6, 1928, in Indiana, Pa., a son of the late Silas A. and Sara L. Rolls. James was a graduate of Punxsutawney High School in 1945 and a graduate of Penn State University in 1949 with a degree in chemical engineering.

James worked at BF Goodrich Chemical Company in Avon Lake, Ohio, as a plastics engineer. He later worked as a development engineer for Diamond Shamrock in Painesville, Ohio, and for Lamson and Session in Beachwood, Ohio.

James was a Mason. He was also a member of the Fairport Museum and the Borough Tree Committee. He enjoyed following the Stock Market, collecting coins, hunting and fishing. He was a lifetime member of the NRA.

He is survived by two sons, Randall J. Rolls of Littlestown, Pa., and Frederick A. Rolls of Fairport Harbor, Ohio; a daughter, Joyce Rolls and husband Richard Mann of Milford, Michigan; two grandsons, Brandon Rolls and Martin Mann; three brothers, Eugene Rolls and wife Gail of Littlestown, Pa., John Rolls and wife Priscilla of Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Richard Rolls and wife Jean of Russell, Pa.; a sister, Janet and husband Dr. Culver Miller of Forest, Virginia; and many nieces and nephews.

James was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Arlene Dinger; two sisters, Marion Stamler and Ellen Joan James; and his wife, Barbara Hambor.
The Punxsutawney Spirit from Oct. 6 to Oct. 7, 2015

James A. Rolls, 86, of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, entered into God's Eternal Care on Oct. 5, 2015, at his home.

He was born Oct. 6, 1928, in Indiana, Pa., a son of the late Silas A. and Sara L. Rolls. James was a graduate of Punxsutawney High School in 1945 and a graduate of Penn State University in 1949 with a degree in chemical engineering.

James worked at BF Goodrich Chemical Company in Avon Lake, Ohio, as a plastics engineer. He later worked as a development engineer for Diamond Shamrock in Painesville, Ohio, and for Lamson and Session in Beachwood, Ohio.

James was a Mason. He was also a member of the Fairport Museum and the Borough Tree Committee. He enjoyed following the Stock Market, collecting coins, hunting and fishing. He was a lifetime member of the NRA.

He is survived by two sons, Randall J. Rolls of Littlestown, Pa., and Frederick A. Rolls of Fairport Harbor, Ohio; a daughter, Joyce Rolls and husband Richard Mann of Milford, Michigan; two grandsons, Brandon Rolls and Martin Mann; three brothers, Eugene Rolls and wife Gail of Littlestown, Pa., John Rolls and wife Priscilla of Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Richard Rolls and wife Jean of Russell, Pa.; a sister, Janet and husband Dr. Culver Miller of Forest, Virginia; and many nieces and nephews.

James was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Arlene Dinger; two sisters, Marion Stamler and Ellen Joan James; and his wife, Barbara Hambor.


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  • Originally Created by: Marianne
  • Added: Oct 7, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153373900/james_alvin-rolls: accessed ), memorial page for James Alvin “Jim” Rolls (6 Oct 1928–5 Oct 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153373900, citing Union Church Cemetery, Rossiter, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Vasoch (contributor 49101486).