July 13, 1952 - November 16, 2016
Ronald P. Roche passed away November 16, 2016 in Spokane Valley, WA. He was born in San Diego, CA to William H. and Margaret J. Roche on July 13, 1952. He attended college at San Diego State and belonged to TKE Fraternity. In 1991 he moved to Rockford, WA where he opened Jo to Go and JRs Sports Cards & Videos. He played Santa at U-City Mall and for Rockford Lions Club. Ronald loved baseball, both coaching and playing. He coached for the Rockford Little League and Bowdish Jr. High School. Recently he worked at Coeur dAlene Casino as a Black Jack Dealer. Preceding him in death were his father William Roche and father-in-law Douglas L. Garland. Ronald is survived by his wife of 36 years Carmen Roche; mother Margaret Roche; sister Diana (Tom) Campbell; brothers Steven (Teresa) Roche and Gary Roche; sons Bobbie (Stephanie), Allen, and Jeremy Roche; daughter Joanna (Joseph) Mitchell; grandchildren Devon, Kelsey (Austin) Munson, Kyle, Thomas, Ronnie, Desmund Nguyen, and Alex Mitchell; great-granddaughter Adrian Munson, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his adopted children Joey Jonquet, Jesse Rhea, Linda Le, Stephanie Le, and ALL friends of his children. A celebration of his life will be held December 5, 2016 from 4p-8p at St. Joseph Parish Hall, 138 River St., Rockford, WA. Memorial contributions can be made to Rockford Baseball, C/O Heidi Roecks, PO Box 234, Rockford, WA 99030.
