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Anne Blair ROCHE

May 12, 2005

Born in Blairgrowrie, Scotland, February 13, 1920, passed away peacefully May 12, 2005. Anne was predeceased by her loving husband, Michael James in 1989 and a son-in-law, Milne Fullerton, in 1998. She will be sadly missed by her seven children: Pat Cullon (Jack), Sheila Dalrymple, Mickey Roche, Heather Cloke (Terry), Betty Roche (Richard), Brian Roche (Cindy), Carol Mjoen (Steve); her sixteen grandchildren and her six great-grandchildren. Anne was raised in Scotland and attended school in England and Switzerland. She served in WWII where she met and fell in love with a Canadian soldier named Mickey Roche, In 1945 she came to Canada as a war bride and lived in remote coastal areas where Mickey made a living in the logging industry. Ann was the “Avon Lady” for 45 years, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Widows Club and a Canasta Club. She was the matriarch of her family and will be remembered as a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. A memorial sevice will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at First Memorial, 1720 Bowen Road, Nanaimo. A tea will follow at the Nanaimo Yacht Club from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. Flowers gratefully declined. Donations in her memory may be made to the Breast Cancer Society or Heart & Stroke Foundation.



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