Charles “Bill” Roe
Published September 16, 2004
Former Bainbridge Island resident Charles “Bill” Roe, age 83, died Sept. 16 at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.
He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. Feb. 5, 1921 to Henry Preston and Marie Louise(Boulton) Roe.
He graduated from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario with a degree in metallurgical engineering.
Following college, he attended officers’ training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and entered the Navy. He served in the Pacific fleet during World War II, being discharged in 1946.
He married Barbara Jean Wood of Burlingame, Calif. shortly thereafter.
The first job in his chosen field was at International Nickel in Port Colburn, Ontario. Later he worked for Bethlehem Steel in Baltimore, Md., and in Burns Harbor, Ind., where he retired as assistant general manager in 1983.
He and his wife moved to Hansville and later to Bainbridge Island. In June of this year, they moved to Panorama City in Lacey.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; one son, James Preston Roe, Seattle; one daughter, Barbara Christine Roe, Seattle; one brother, John Roe, Plantation, Fla., and one grandchild, Alain Evan Yount-Roe, Seattle.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Sept. 24 at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.