Rebeca Roque, 67, of Olton, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Olton. Rosary will be said at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Olton. Mass will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at St. Peter Catholic Church with Fr. John Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors.
Rebeca was born April 9, 1945, in Juarez, Mexico to Sylvestre and Candelaria Carrion Herrera. She married Nazario Roque on February 3, 1963 and moved to Olton in 1990. She was a farm laborer, homemaker, and member of St. Peter Catholic Church. Rebeca was a wonderful, caring, and loving mother and Ama.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Nazario Roque, two sons, Fidel Roque and Catalino Roque, a daughter, Josefina Roque, two brothers, and two sisters.
Survivors include two sons, Steve Roque of Hale Center and Jose Roque of Olton, and three daughters, Maria "Cuca" Roque, Maria Roque, and Lorenza Delarosa, all of Olton. She was blessed with seventeen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.