Ronald Roe
Ronald “Ron” Orrin Roe, age 79, of Carroll passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Funeral services were held Sunday, November 3 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale with Pastor Paul Ferderer officiating.
Burial will be in the Old West Paint Creek Cemetery near Waukon December 1 at 1 p.m. with military honors conducted at the cemetery by the Waukon VFW. A Celebration of Life will be held immediately following the burial service at the Old Rossville Store, 851 Volney Road, Waukon. All family and friends are welcome.
Ron was born January 5, 1945 in Cedar Rapids. He was the son of Orrin and Julia (Olson) Roe. He grew up in Waukon, where he graduated from high school in 1964. He worked as a meat cutter following high school. Ron was drafted into the United States Navy at age 21, and served two and a half years during which he was stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and Naval Base in Coronado, CA, before being deployed to Vietnam. Ron patrolled the Mekong River Delta in a PBR patrol boat, was injured and earned two Purple Heart Honors.
Ron was married to Roberta Hartford June 27, 1966 in Oak Harbor, WA. Following his military service, the couple made their home in Waukon, where Ron managed a meat locker. He became a State meat inspector and was transferred to the Carroll area in 1971 where he worked until his retirement in 2003. Following his retirement, he drove a school bus for Carroll Community Schools for 18 years and worked part-time in the Fareway and Hy-Vee meat departments.
Ron served in a leadership role in the Lidderdale Fire Department for over 20 years. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidderdale where he served as an elder and taught Sunday School. He was a member of the Gideons. He enjoyed collecting and restoring antique radios and cars, driving his tractor and cars in parades, reading western history books, watching westerns, photography, playing practical jokes on friends and family, traveling, and cheering on the Green Bay Packers. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Ron is survived by his wife, Roberta, of Carroll; his daughter, Jackie Fober (Mark) of Denver; his son, Brian Roe of Carroll; and his daughter, Francine Roe of Glidden; six grandchildren: Tiffany VanDee (Cody), Miranda Hoey (Tyler), Natalie Fober, Layne Fober, Jessica Truitt, and Kelsey Truitt; three great-grandchildren: Shae, Vincent, and Cal; a brother, Curt Roe (Cheryl) of Waukon; a brother-in-law, Tom Hartford (Linda) of San Antonio, TX; and several nieces and nephews.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Orrin and Julia Roe; his father- and mother-in-law, Seamon Hartford and Harriet Tunheim; two brothers, Marvin Roe and Al Roe; and a sister-in-law, Norma Gray.
