Nancy F. Roche, 78, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania died peacefully Saturday July 20, 2024 after a long battle with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Nancy, daughter of Louis and Margaret Fink originally from Louisville, Kentucky, grew up in Havertown and proudly attended St. Bernadette’s and Archbishop Prendergast. Nancy met and married the love of her life, Frank Roche in 1963 and married in 1965. She was a loving wife, mother and accomplished knitter and artist. Nancy is survived by her husband Frank of nearly 59 years, daughters Carolyn Varney (Thomas), Amy Sullivan (Bob) and Pamela Scott (Tom), and granddaughters Megan and Katherine Sullivan. Nancy rejoins her parents and many beloved family members in heaven.
Relatives and Friends are invited to attend Nancy’s Viewing on Friday, July 26, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 10:50 AM at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, 51 Lansdale Ave., Lansdale, PA 19446. Her Mass of Christian Burial will follow beginning at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider donating to Nancy’s favorite charity, St. Joseph’s Indian School supporting the Lakota Indian children.
I’m so sorry to hear of Nancy’s passing. I had the honor of being Nancy’s hairstylist for many years. She was one of the most gracious women I’ve ever met. I enjoyed her stories of time spent with her grandchildren gardening, cooking and dyeing Easter eggs every year. She always made me a fresh baked batch of homemade sticky buns every Christmas! She was a very special lady! I send my condolences to Nancy’s beautiful family❤️
Nancy was a kind, caring, wonderful person. I was blessed to have her as a big sister. She was always a ray of sunshine. Her bubbly personality reminds me of her as a teenager, always dancing the jitterbug with the refrigerator, which in those days had a mechanical handle. Causing my father great anxiety, as he would holler “Your gonna break the handle on the damn refrigerator” but she kept on dancing.
Tom
Frank, Carolyn, Amy and Pamela and family,
What a wonderful tribute to Nancy with her beautiful picture. She was so gracious. We will always remember her sweetness and kindness to all of us, especially mom & dad (Stuart and Estelle Fink), who loved and adored her like a daughter.
May she rest in peace. Sending love and comfort to all of you.
Vanessa and Mark
I had the privilege of knowing Nancy as my next door neighbor when she and Frank stayed in Florida . She not only was an accomplished knitter, but she could bake amazing cookies which my grand daughter loved. I still have Nancy’s recipe for those cookies. My handwriting wasn’t always legible, so when my younger son was getting married, she addressed the envelopes to the rehearsal dinner invitations in her beautiful calligraphy. She will always be remembered.
Nancy was my sister in law for over 30 years and I could not have asked for a sweeter, better friend. She was as loving and caring as her picture suggests. Talented in sewing and knitting she made many beautiful items throughout the years. She and Frank were truly the ideal couple and raised three wonderful daughters. She herself was a great daughter and took loving care of her mother, Margaret, in her later years. I am sure she is now in heaven with family and friends who proceeded her. May you rest in peace Nancy. Much love, many prayers and peace to you and your family. Paula