Carol Roche
January 7, 1938 — June 20, 2016
Carol E. “Nana” Roche, age 78, passed away on June 20, 2016 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was born on January 7, 1938 in Lynn, MA to the late Ernest Pollister and Edith Pollister (nee Fisher); beloved wife of Thomas W. Roche, Sr.; loving mother of Jan Baker & her husband David, Peggy Novak and her husband Charles, Linda Still and her husband Jeff, Thomas Roche, Jr. and his wife Shaunda and Shela Hurlbut and her husband Tim; cherished grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Also, survived by other loving relatives and friends.
Carol loved to sew and to collect beautiful country collectables. Her favorite flowers were orchids. Drinking coffee was Carol’s pastime. Carol was known as the coffee lady.
Family members and friends will honor Carol’s life with a public gathering at Anchor Baptist Church, 320 W. Pasadena Rd., Millersville, Maryland 21108 on Friday, 6/24/16 from 1pm to 2pm where a memorial service will follow beginning at 2pm.