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Raymond B. Roske,   Age 84
Visitation Location: Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Visitation Date/Time: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday
Prayer Service Time: St. Francis Christian Women will pray a Rosary at 6:00 PM, VFW Post 428 prayer service will be at 6:30 PM and Parish Prayers will be at 7:00 PM on Tue
Funeral Time: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Funeral Location: St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Sartell, MN
Burial Location: Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, MN
   
    RAYMOND B. ROSKE, 84
    Sartell, MN
    October 14, 1924 - April 25, 2009
    
    
    
     Raymond B. Roske, age 84, Sartell, MN died Saturday, April 25, 2009 surrounded by his family at Country Manor Health Care Center, Sartell, MN.
     Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Sartell, MN. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 28, 2009 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud, MN and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. St. Francis Christian Women will pray a Rosary at 6:00 PM, VFW Post 428 prayer service will be at 6:30 PM and Parish Prayers will be at 7:00 PM on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, MN with full Military Honors.
     Raymond was born on October 14, 1924 in St. Cloud, MN to Joseph and Elizabeth (Moehring) Roske. He served in the US Army Air Force from 1943 - 1944. Raymond married Gladys A. Winkelman on September 25, 1946 in St. Cloud, MN. He worked on the railroad for 10 years and then for the US Postal Service for 35 years retiring on January 2, 1988. Raymond was a member of VFW Post 428, St. Cloud, MN and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Sartell, MN.
     Survivors include his sons and daughters, Gary (Amy) Roske of St. Cloud, MN; Bob (Pam) Roske of Melrose, MN; Kevin Roske of St. Cloud, MN; Mark Roske of Minneapolis, MN; Mary (Dave) Roske-Groth of Brooklyn Center, MN; Bonnie Roske of St. Cloud, MN; son-in-law, Bob Anderson of Melrose, MN; Five grandchildren: MeiLe (Randy) Linn, LeShaing (Ed) Hawthorne, Jennifer (Rhonda Albers) Anderson, Jessica Anderson, and Trent Roske; seven great grandchildren.
     Raymond was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys on January 16, 2009; daughter, Ann Anderson, parents, brother, David Roske and two infant twin brothers.

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