Roger Laurence
Born: July 30, 1936
Died: June 1, 2009
Last Photo of Roger taken at Serena and Lee's Wedding June 14, 2008
Ken and Roger taken about 1943. Ken is already taller than Roger. Amazing how much Larry Jr. looks like his dad.
Roger L. Martens, 72, De Pere, Wis., passed away on June 1, 2009. He was born in Menominee, Mich. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a truck driver for Super Value and Frigo. He was an avid golfer and reader, and enjoyed fishing. He also enjoyed spending time with his three grandchildren.
He is predeceased by his parents, Lawrence and Fran; two children, Tammy and Larry; and brother, Matt.
He is survived by his wife, Pat; and daughter, Melissa Franken and husband, Jim, all from De Pere, Wis.; three grandchildren, Brianna, Carissa, and Jimmy; and 12 siblings.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Church in De Pere, Wis.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund to be established.
Green Bay PressGazette Sunday, June 7, 2009. Obit submitted by his wife Pat.
Pictures taken by Allan
at his home and of the Memorial Barbeque held for Roger on Tuesday, June 10,
2009 at Allan's home. All photo's are captioned if you hold your mouse over
the photo.
The Memorial was beautiful and very inspiring. I know Roger and the ancestors were looking down thru the windowed ceiling in awe of how many people our family has touched in our time here. It was the first time in 17 years that all the brothers and sisters were together, if only for a short time.
