Pedro O. Rocha

Pedro Rocha WEST LIBERTY, Iowa #45;- Pedro O. Rocha, 76, died Wednesday Dec. 12, 2001, at his home in West Liberty following an extended illness. Funeral mass will be held 2 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in West Liberty with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Burial will be at the Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty. The Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Rocha was born on Jan. 31, 1925, in Gary, Ind., the son of Juan and Gavina Ortez Rocha. He was united in marriage to Aquilina Castro on April 1, 1949, in Mexico. He had been employed with Louis Rich Foods in West Liberty for several years. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in West Liberty. He is survived by his wife Aquilina Rocha of West Liberty; a daughter, Maria and her husband, Donaciano Sanchez of West Liberty; sons, Alvaro and his wife, Fidencia Rocha of West Liberty, Pedro and his wife, Maricela Rocha, Miguel and his wife, Delores Rocha of West Liberty, Federico and his wife, Beverly Rocha of Atlanta, Ga., Javier Rocha of West Liberty and Rolando Rocha of West Liberty; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-granchildren; sister: Consuelo Esquibel of Del Rio, Texa...[more]

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brothers, Juan Rocha and Enrique Rocha both of West Liberty.