PORT JEFFERSON, NY/ Framingham: Edna B. (Beck) Rokes, 87, formerly of Bridgeport, CT, Framingham and Center Barnstead, NH died peacefully following a brief illness at the John T. Mathur Hospital in Port Jefferson, NY
She was born on August 3, 1923 in the family residence in Lindenhurst, NY the daughter of the late Frederick Beck and Theressa (Burcurt) Beck.
She was the beloved mother of Robert L. Rokes of Derry, New Hampshire and Frederick R. Rokes and his wife Emily of Selden, New York. She is also survived by six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was the wife of the late Loren W. Rokes who died in May of 1994 and sister of the late Ruth Furrer.
Mrs. Rokes spent her formative years in Lindenhurst, New York where she was educated. She had a distinguished career as a Secretary for the Investment Officer of CitiBank in Bridgeport, CT. She was devoted to her family and took great pride in her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitations will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 4:00 to7:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Rd (Off Rte 30), Cochituate Village, Wayland.
Family and friends are invited to her funeral service on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 10:00 am in the John C. Bryant Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Reverend Norman J. Townsend officiating.
Interment will follow in the Rokes family lot in Lakeview Cemetery, Cochituate.
For on-line condolences and directions, please visit www.johncbryantfuneralhome.com.