Wallace H. Roggow © Enid News and Eagle 02-22-2017 Submitted by: Glenn
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A funeral service for Wallace H. Roggow, 89, of Breckinridge, will be 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Breckinridge, with the Rev. Travis Orr officiating. Burial will follow at Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Wallace was born Sept. 9, 1927, on the family farm near Breckinridge to Reinhard C. and Ella Schossow Roggow and passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. He was the eighth of 11 children. His Baptism was Oct. 2, 1927, and Confirmation was on May 3, 1942, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Wallace grew up in the Breckinridge Community where he helped with the family farming. He served in the U.S. Army from February 26, 1946 to May 6, 1947, in the 209th Antiaircraft Battalion, Yokohama, Japan, as a TEC 5. Wallace married Ladova Ragoss on Sept. 14, 1952, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Wallace was a lifetime member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, where he held various church offices. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW, Lutheran Layman's League, Thrivent, and received a Soil and Water Conservation Certificate. He was a farmer, rancher and really enjoyed working with his cattle.
He is survived by his wife Ladova of the home; their children: Brent Roggow and his wife Suzet of Oklahoma City, Kila and husband Thomas Strohl of Huntsville, Ala., Kendall Roggow and wife Kabeth of Ponca City, and Monte Roggow and wife Marie of Fairmont; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; siblings Victor Roggow of Breckinridge and Bernice McCanless of Enid, and the Rev. Gerald Roggow and wife Judy of Breckinridge; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Bertha Loesch, Della Palmer, Hilda Roggow and Minnie Wilgus, three brothers Herman, Bernhard and Erwin Roggow, and a grandson, Kenton Roggow,
Memorials may be made to Reinhard and Ella Roggow Endowment Fund Concordia or Camp Lutherhoma, with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.
Condolences may be made online and the service may be viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.
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