Kathleen Elizabeth Roles, 87, passed away peacefully May 7, 2020 after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. She was born in October 1932 in Stafford, to Newman and Mamie Abel. At the young age of 17, she married the love of her life, Clarence Francis Roles who preceded her in death in 1986.
She was a proud native of Stafford where she spent the majority of her life until moving to Spotsylvania in 2005. Kathleen was a strong-willed woman of deep faith and she truly loved God and her family as well as her flowers and birds. She was also a firm believer of “working hard”. She loved to crochet, make homemade candies and cakes and tend to her flowers. She loved dancing and bluegrass music. During her career she was a salesclerk at the old downtown Fredericksburg Montgomery Ward and a nurse’s aide at Brookwood Nursing Home in Stafford. Her passion was working at the Nursing Home where she loved to take care of the elderly.
She was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her children and especially loved her role as Grandmother. She had a feisty personality and always had a knack for telling it like it is. She always told you the truth even if it wasn’t what you wanted to hear.
Kathleen is survived by her two daughters, Rachel L. Craft and Darlene E. Roles of Reston, VA and her beloved granddaughter Jacki Hendricks (Kory) of Sterling, VA. She is also survived by her sister, Darlene Gearhart (Dave) of Locust Grove, VA. She was preceded in death by her brother, James Leslie Abel and sister, Doris Jean Hemingway. She will be forever remembered by her many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
The family would like to thank Arbor Terrace Sudley Manor in Manassas and VITAS Healthcare for their outstanding support during this difficult time.
Due to the limitations created by the Coronavirus, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
She was a proud native of Stafford where she spent the majority of her life until moving to Spotsylvania in 2005. Kathleen was a strong-willed woman of deep faith and she truly loved God and her family as well as her flowers and birds. She was also a firm believer of “working hard”. She loved to crochet, make homemade candies and cakes and tend to her flowers. She loved dancing and bluegrass music. During her career she was a salesclerk at the old downtown Fredericksburg Montgomery Ward and a nurse’s aide at Brookwood Nursing Home in Stafford. Her passion was working at the Nursing Home where she loved to take care of the elderly.
She was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her children and especially loved her role as Grandmother. She had a feisty personality and always had a knack for telling it like it is. She always told you the truth even if it wasn’t what you wanted to hear.
Kathleen is survived by her two daughters, Rachel L. Craft and Darlene E. Roles of Reston, VA and her beloved granddaughter Jacki Hendricks (Kory) of Sterling, VA. She is also survived by her sister, Darlene Gearhart (Dave) of Locust Grove, VA. She was preceded in death by her brother, James Leslie Abel and sister, Doris Jean Hemingway. She will be forever remembered by her many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
The family would like to thank Arbor Terrace Sudley Manor in Manassas and VITAS Healthcare for their outstanding support during this difficult time.
Due to the limitations created by the Coronavirus, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Kathleen Elizabeth Roles, 87, passed away peacefully May 7, 2020 after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. She was born in October 1932 in Stafford, to Newman and Mamie Abel. At the young age of 17, she married the love of her life, Clarence Francis Roles who preceded her in death in 1986.
She was a proud native of Stafford where she spent the majority of her life until moving to Spotsylvania in 2005. Kathleen was a strong-willed woman of deep faith and she truly loved God and her family as well as her flowers and birds. She was also a firm believer of “working hard”. She loved to crochet, make homemade candies and cakes and tend to her flowers. She loved dancing and bluegrass music. During her career she was a salesclerk at the old downtown Fredericksburg Montgomery Ward and a nurse’s aide at Brookwood Nursing Home in Stafford. Her passion was working at the Nursing Home where she loved to take care of the elderly.
She was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her children and especially loved her role as Grandmother. She had a feisty personality and always had a knack for telling it like it is. She always told you the truth even if it wasn’t what you wanted to hear.
Kathleen is survived by her two daughters, Rachel L. Craft and Darlene E. Roles of Reston, VA and her beloved granddaughter Jacki Hendricks (Kory) of Sterling, VA. She is also survived by her sister, Darlene Gearhart (Dave) of Locust Grove, VA. She was preceded in death by her brother, James Leslie Abel and sister, Doris Jean Hemingway. She will be forever remembered by her many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
The family would like to thank Arbor Terrace Sudley Manor in Manassas and VITAS Healthcare for their outstanding support during this difficult time.
Due to the limitations created by the Coronavirus, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
She was a proud native of Stafford where she spent the majority of her life until moving to Spotsylvania in 2005. Kathleen was a strong-willed woman of deep faith and she truly loved God and her family as well as her flowers and birds. She was also a firm believer of “working hard”. She loved to crochet, make homemade candies and cakes and tend to her flowers. She loved dancing and bluegrass music. During her career she was a salesclerk at the old downtown Fredericksburg Montgomery Ward and a nurse’s aide at Brookwood Nursing Home in Stafford. Her passion was working at the Nursing Home where she loved to take care of the elderly.
She was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her children and especially loved her role as Grandmother. She had a feisty personality and always had a knack for telling it like it is. She always told you the truth even if it wasn’t what you wanted to hear.
Kathleen is survived by her two daughters, Rachel L. Craft and Darlene E. Roles of Reston, VA and her beloved granddaughter Jacki Hendricks (Kory) of Sterling, VA. She is also survived by her sister, Darlene Gearhart (Dave) of Locust Grove, VA. She was preceded in death by her brother, James Leslie Abel and sister, Doris Jean Hemingway. She will be forever remembered by her many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
The family would like to thank Arbor Terrace Sudley Manor in Manassas and VITAS Healthcare for their outstanding support during this difficult time.
Due to the limitations created by the Coronavirus, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
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