Violet Rolland

City and State of residence: Casper, Wyoming

Name of deceased: Violet F. Rolland
Age of deceased: 100
Place of service: Newcomer Family Funeral Home in Casper
Date of service: Monday, 12-12-2005
Time of service: 1:00pm
Officiating: Dr. Bryant Badger from First Christian Church
Name of cemetery: Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska
Viewing: Visitation Sunday 12-11-05 1:00pm until 3:00pm at funeral home

Date of death: 12-08-2005
Place of death: at home,

Violet Rolland died in her sleep at her apartment, Thursday, December 8, 2005, at the age of 100. She had been in relatively good health for her advanced age, and active! Last year she had a big birthday party at St. Anthony Manor with family and friends galore attending, and with lots of pictures on hand about her life and big family.
Violet was born Jan. 10, 1905 in Rosco, S. Dak., the daughter of Bertha (Laab) and Desiree Barribo. Pres. "Teddy" Roosevelt was the U.S. President then.
She married Jean F. Rolland on Aug. 21, 1923 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a huge railroad center in those days. Her husband was a railroad machinist and worked in the C.N.W. roundhouse. Jean worked for the railroad and was transferred many times to different towns and states. He died June 1966 in Lincoln, Nebraska, and after a few years she moved in with her daughter Carolyn and husband, the Rev. Tod Hubbell.
Tod was a minister with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and when he retired they moved around to different states and cities doing interim ministries. After Carolyn's death on Aug. 21, 1993, Violet stayed with Tod doing cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. for five more years.
In 1998 Violet moved to Casper, WY. to be near her daughter Dottie and her husband Bob, and her many grandchildren. She lived on her own at St. Anthony Manor in her tidy apartment. She went to all the activities, exercise three times a week, birthday parties, movies, and active at First Christian Church in Casper. She and her granddaughter were in worship together just two weeks ago! She loved her church, crocheting, reading, and oil painting (runs in the family!).

She is survived by her daughter Dottie Hoeppner and husband
Bob of Casper; and by
5 grandchildren:
Kathy Straight and husband Steve of Alliance, Ne., Kristy (Weant) Delgado and husband Tony of Casper, Karen Hoeppner and friend Rich of Casper,
Kari Mitchell and husband Tim of Casper,
and Bobby Hoeppner and wife Mary of Bridgeport, Ne.;

and by 9 great-grandchildren:
Shandy, Michelle and Robert Weant of Phoenix, Dana Weant of Las Vegas, Sean Mitchel of Casper, Angel Wiginton and Cory Wells of Casper; Stephanie Ciocarlan of Laramie, and Christopher Ciocarlan of Casper;
and by 5 great-great grandchildren:
Kegan & Sawyer Wells of Casper,
Kira Weant of Las Vegas
and Anthony and Timothy Weant of Phoenix.

Memorials to The First Christian Church or the Casper Art Guild.


Newcomer Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements.
Contact person: Diane McKee at (307) 234-0234