Alexander Rolletta Jr.
(March 21, 1931 - May 1, 2015)
Alexander Rolletta Jr., 84, of Newark, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015.
He was born to Italian immigrant parents, the late Alexander and Florence (Toti) Rolletta in Rome, New York, on March 21, 1931.
He graduated from Rome Free Academy and served in the New York State Guard. He married his high school sweetheart, Lois Johnson, on August 4, 1951 at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Rome, New York.
Alex was a 1951 graduate of Bryant College, Providence, RI and graduated from The Ohio State University in 1966 with a B.S. in Business Administration.
He received an M.A. in business from Central Michigan University in 1974.
Alex was a CPA with the firm of Wilson, Shannon and Oberfield, in Newark, prior to becoming an instructor of business technologies in 1971 at Central Ohio Technical College. He taught business courses in accounting, auditing and taxation for 23 years at COTC and OSU-Newark. Upon retirement, he maintained his own CPA practice. He was a member of the American Institute of C.P.A.’s, the Ohio Society of C.P.A..
After retiring, he taught part time for 3 years at Denison University in Granville.
He was the 1976-77 recipient of the COTC Teaching Excellence Award
Alex and Lois loved traveling the country in their camping van during summers. They also traveled overseas several times, including a 50th Wedding Anniversary trip to Italy.
Alex touched the lives of thousands in the Newark community through his teaching
Alex is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Lois; son, Alex Rolletta III (Bonnie) of Newark; daughter, Sandra Rolletta of Dublin, Ohio; grandson, Alex Rolletta IV of Newark; brother, Vincent M. Rolletta and Ann Dygert of Stuart, FL; sister-in-law, Karen Fiaschetti (Vincent) of Riverside, California; nieces and nephews, Jason, Shannon and Nathan of Riverside, California; niece, Suzanne Tinkler (Stuart) of Orlando, FL, and nephew, Stuart Church (Jessie) of Toronto, Ontario; nephews Christopher Rolletta of San Francisco, CA, and Matthew Rolletta (Muriel) of Los Angeles, CA.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret R. Healey and Lucille Church.
Friends and family may call from 2-4 and 5-8 P.M., Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the REED-EGAN FUNERAL HOME, 141 Green Wave Drive, Newark.
Funeral Mass for Alexander Rolletta will be held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 10:30 AM, Friday May 8, 2015.
Inurnment will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 11, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial can be made to the Alex and Lois J. Rolletta-COTC Scholarship Fund.
To share your memory of Alex or leave a condolence for the family, please visit www.reedegan.com.
(March 21, 1931 - May 1, 2015)
Alexander Rolletta Jr., 84, of Newark, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015.
He was born to Italian immigrant parents, the late Alexander and Florence (Toti) Rolletta in Rome, New York, on March 21, 1931.
He graduated from Rome Free Academy and served in the New York State Guard. He married his high school sweetheart, Lois Johnson, on August 4, 1951 at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Rome, New York.
Alex was a 1951 graduate of Bryant College, Providence, RI and graduated from The Ohio State University in 1966 with a B.S. in Business Administration.
He received an M.A. in business from Central Michigan University in 1974.
Alex was a CPA with the firm of Wilson, Shannon and Oberfield, in Newark, prior to becoming an instructor of business technologies in 1971 at Central Ohio Technical College. He taught business courses in accounting, auditing and taxation for 23 years at COTC and OSU-Newark. Upon retirement, he maintained his own CPA practice. He was a member of the American Institute of C.P.A.’s, the Ohio Society of C.P.A..
After retiring, he taught part time for 3 years at Denison University in Granville.
He was the 1976-77 recipient of the COTC Teaching Excellence Award
Alex and Lois loved traveling the country in their camping van during summers. They also traveled overseas several times, including a 50th Wedding Anniversary trip to Italy.
Alex touched the lives of thousands in the Newark community through his teaching
Alex is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Lois; son, Alex Rolletta III (Bonnie) of Newark; daughter, Sandra Rolletta of Dublin, Ohio; grandson, Alex Rolletta IV of Newark; brother, Vincent M. Rolletta and Ann Dygert of Stuart, FL; sister-in-law, Karen Fiaschetti (Vincent) of Riverside, California; nieces and nephews, Jason, Shannon and Nathan of Riverside, California; niece, Suzanne Tinkler (Stuart) of Orlando, FL, and nephew, Stuart Church (Jessie) of Toronto, Ontario; nephews Christopher Rolletta of San Francisco, CA, and Matthew Rolletta (Muriel) of Los Angeles, CA.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret R. Healey and Lucille Church.
Friends and family may call from 2-4 and 5-8 P.M., Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the REED-EGAN FUNERAL HOME, 141 Green Wave Drive, Newark.
Funeral Mass for Alexander Rolletta will be held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 10:30 AM, Friday May 8, 2015.
Inurnment will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 11, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial can be made to the Alex and Lois J. Rolletta-COTC Scholarship Fund.
To share your memory of Alex or leave a condolence for the family, please visit www.reedegan.com.