Jim Rolke
Posted: July 24, 2014
COLUMBUS — James Rudolph “Jim” Rolke, 71, died July 22, 2014, at his residence. Services are 7 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation is one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Mr. Rolke was born in Bronx, New York, on Jan. 4, 1943, to the late Rudolph and Wilma Meyer Rolke. He was a Vietnam War veteran of the United States Air Force as a Master Sergent. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Eva Rolke; and his brother Billy Rolke. He is survived by his wife, Rose Dietrich Rolke of Columbus; daughter, Ingrid Romano of Suffield, Connecticut; son, Richard Rolke of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and two grandchildren.