Marie Roche, nee Beide, 77, of Burr Ridge, IL. She left this world as she lived in it with grace and beauty on April 3 with her family at her side. She is survived by her loving husband John “Jack” Roche; devoted and beloved mother to Nancy (Tom) Swanstrom, Cathleen (Larry) Tyndall, Deborah (John) LaSala and John (Lisa) Roche; grandmother to Jennifer and Gina LaSala, John and Bill Tyndall, Nora and Jack Roche; dear sister of Elsie Sheehan; aunt to many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. at Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside. Funeral Mass Saturday, 9:45 a.m., at St. John of the Cross Church (51st and Wolf Rd.), Western Springs, with family requesting friends to meet them at church Saturday morning. Interment Private. Marie was former President and Charter Member of the Flagg Creek Historical Society. Donations in her memory to Alzheimer’s Assoc., 4709 Golf Rd., Suite 1015, Skokie, IL 60076, or Flagg Creek Historical Society, 7425 Wolf Rd., Burr Ridge, IL 60527, appreciated. For information please call 708-352-6500 .
