James Roger Foley, 15 Apr 1929 - 07 May 2015

FOLEY, LANGER, RILEY, WEBSTER, RENGERS, KRAUSE

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 5/22/2015 at 14:42:45

Roger Foley, 86

James Roger Foley (Rog), 86, Williamsburg, passed away on Thursday May 7.

He was born on April 15, 1929 to John and Agnes (Langer) Foley in Prescott, Wis. Roger graduated with the class of 1947 from Ellsworth (Wis.) High School. He attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn. and then served with the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command.

After military service, Roger was employed by Buick Motor Division of General Motors in Minneapolis. He attended Business Management School at General Motors Institute in Detroit and was employed in the automobile business for 20 plus years. After his employment at General Motors, Roger worked with Donald Quinn at Larson-Quinn Company in Ellsworth, Wis.

On August 25, 1956 Roger married JoAnn Riley at St. Francis Catholic Church in Ellsworth and they resided in Minnetonka, Minn., while he worked in Golden Valley. They later moved to a farm in Hager City, Wis., where they raised their four sons; Terry, Tim, Bob and Matt. The family moved to Ellsworth, Wisconsin where they lived for 20 years until the couple retired to Port Charlotte, Fla. and in 2005 made their residence in Williamsburg.

Roger is survived by his wife, JoAnn; four sons, Terry (Dianne Webster) of Williamsburg, Timothy (Teresa Rengers) of Four Seasons, Mo., Robert (Sharon Webster) of Willmar, Minn., Matthew (Linda Krause) of De Smet, S.D.; 12 grandchildren; three great grandsons; one brother, Donald of Merton, Wis.; two sisters-in-law, Ruby and Dorothy; and many nieces and nephews. Roger was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, four brothers, sister-in-law Audrey, a niece and four nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 25, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Williamsburg. A visitation will take place at the St Mary’s Church Hall before the service from 9 to 10 a.m. A fellowship luncheon will take place at the Church Hall following the service. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, a donation could be made to the University of Iowa, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center to support leukemia research. Memorial gifts may be directed to the UI Foundation, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, Iowa 52244-4550 or made online at www.givetoiowa.org/cancer. On the memo line please note in memory of James Roger Foley and account number 30506054. Credit card gifts are accepted by calling toll free (800) 648-6973, Ext. 895.

Journal Tribune, 13 May 2015, pg 8