This obituary ran in 3 Newspapers
South Bend Tribune
Rochester Sentinel
Plymouth Pilot
Date of Publication January 7, 2004
Roland F. Carr
October 30, 1934 - January 5, 2004
Lifetime area resident Roland F. Carr, 69, died at his residence, 213
Pierce St., Plymouth, at 10:48 p.m. on Monday, January 5, 2004. Roland died,
following an illness, under the loving care of his family and the Starke
County Hospice.
He was born on October 30, 1934, in Rochester, Ind., the son of
Lester H. and Effie C. Burkett Carr. He attended Rochester schools.
Roland served his country as a corporal in the United States Marine
Corps during the Korean conflict.
On October 27, 1956, in Rochester, Roland and Margaret P. Moore were
married. Margaret survives his death.
Roland retired in 1984, after 19 years of employment, from the Bendix
Corp. in South Bend. In the 1970s, he ran a trash route around the Lake of
the Woods and he also worked as a tree trimmer for the H.W. Moore Tree
Service in South Bend for 17 years.
He enjoyed hunting rabbits and squirrels and liked to fish. He was a
fan of and followed professional wrestling on TV.
A member of the Christian faith, he had attended church services at
the Pretty Lake United Methodist Church.
He was a member of the Rochester Eagles Lodge.
In addition to Margaret, his spouse of 47 years, Roland is survived
by two daughters, their spouses and two sons.
His daughters are Roberta K. and Kurt Wunder and Robin C. and Kris
Morcombe, both of Plymouth.
His sons are Roy A. Carr, Bourbon, and Roland F. Carr, Jr., Bremen.
Seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren also survive.
Roland was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Marian
Bud Carr and Lester Les Carr, Jr., and a sister, Hilda M. Thomas.
Friends will be welcomed by the family on Thursday, January 8, 2004,
from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan
St., Plymouth, Ind.
Funeral services, conducted by the Revs. Charles Krieg, pastor of the
Salem Methodist Church, Bremen, and Deb Peterson, pastor of the Union Church
of the Brethren, Plymouth, will be held on Friday, January 9, 2004, at 11
a.m. in the funeral home.
Military graveside services will be provided by the Plymouth VFW,
#1162, at New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Rolands memory may be made to the Cancer
Association or the American Lung Society.