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John Roche Obituary
Roche, John G. age 73, born May 21, 1933 in Chicago and passed away December 8, 2006, at Holy Family Health Center in Des Plaines. Beloved son of the late Thomas and Mary Roche, dear brother of Maura (the late Richard) Callaghan, Noreen (the late John) Brady, Eileen (the late Jerome) Parker, the late Sheila (Jack) Hagan, the late William Roche, the late Kathleen (the late John) Brotherton, and the late Thomas (Jeanette) Roche and loving uncle to many nieces and nephews. John graduated from Loyola Academy and Northwestern University. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., from Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., to St. Theresa Church, for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday, 3 to 9 p.m. 847-359-8020 or www.smithcorcoran.com 
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Memories and Condolences
for John Roche
Frank
June 4, 2021
Good man and great life, thinking of you in 2021!
PAT HOWE
December 22, 2006
TO JOHN'S FAMILY............I JUST HEARD ABOUT JOHN, MY DEAR FRIEND WHO WILL BE MISSED BUT WILL ALSO BE AT PEACE.
PAT HOWE
Terry & Marge Hurley
December 17, 2006
John, you were a good friend.
You will be missed by your many friends.
Jack Connelly
December 13, 2006
To the Roche family: John was a good friend and classmate at Loyola. I am very sorry I missed the wake and funeral. I learned of his passing just today. Please accept my sincerest sympathies on your loss.
Dan Erbach
December 13, 2006
Rest in peace old buddy.
Irwin Opper
December 13, 2006
You were a good friend and I will miss you.
Edward E Chrobot
December 12, 2006
I have great memories of our great times
Bill Sullivan
December 12, 2006
Goodbye Sean,we had some good time's
over the year's.You'll be missed.
December 11, 2006
Goodbye to a good friend and classmate.
Peter Fitzgerald
Sanford, Florida
The Cotter girls
December 10, 2006
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