Roll, Evelyn Grace 1934-2020

ROLL, VER STEEGT, VANDER LEEST, PATRICK, MORTENSEN, SCHMIDT, DANLEY

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Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:29

Evelyn Grace Roll
January 8, 1934 - August 17, 2020

Evelyn Grace Roll, age 86 of Colfax, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020. Graveside funeral services will be held on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 10:00 am at McKeever Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Thursday, August 20, 2020 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Coburn Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the Howard Street Christian Church and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Neal and Mary (Ver Steegt) Vander Leest, Evelyn was born on January 8, 1934 in rural Sully, Iowa, where she grew up and attended school. On February 15, 1953, she was united in marriage to Ronald Roll. Evelyn worked for the Colfax Schools for 15 years, retiring in 1986. She was a member of the Howard Street Christian Church.

Evelyn & Ron's passion was traveling the U.S. first with their seven children and many years into their retirement. They visited 48 states including an extensive time in Alaska. Evelyn enjoyed playing bingo and putting together large jigsaw puzzles. She liked listening to gospel and country music. Evelyn attended three Elvis concerts and saw several Elvis impersonators. Every Christmas she made a special decorated cookie for each of her grand and great grandchildren. She also went "all out" decorating the inside and outside of her house for most almost every holiday, not just Christmas. Anyone who visited her or even drove by got to see her extensive gnome collection. She was always looking for another unique gnome to add to her collection. She loved her children and many grandchildren so very much and truly made so many wonderful memories with each of them they will forever cherish.

Those left to honor her memory include her children, Ed (Clysta) Roll of Newton, Debi Patrick of Pleasant Hill, Jeff (Patricia) Roll of Boone, Mike Roll of Colfax, Terry (Roxanne) Roll of Kellogg, and Tammy (Dan) Mortensen of Newton; 14 grandchildren, CJ, Jeremy, Chanda, Shannon, Sarah, Jesse, Jessica, Tracy, Ronald, James, Raymond, Megan, Heather, and Nick; 30 great grandchildren and her sister, Helen Schmidt of Sully.

Preceding her in death were her parents, beloved husband Ronald, her son Robert, and two grandchildren, Christopher Danley and Crystal Danley. Also proceeding her in death were her 13 brothers and sisters: Geraldina, Gertrude, Cora, Walter, James, Wilma, Clifford, Lester, Dorothy, Viola, Verlan, Vernon and Robert. ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Colfax, Iowa 17 Aug 2020