Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rolland, Elizabeth H. December 27, 1911 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Bluemink http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008395 March 25, 2013, 11:38 am Virginian-Pilot, December 29, 1911 Mrs. H. F. Rolland, widow of H. F. Rolland, died yesterday in Washington, D.C., after an illness of ten days resulting from being struck by a bicycle as she was getting off of a street car. She was 72 years old and until about two years ago was a resident of Norfolk. Her husband died six years ago. Mrs. Harry Nixdorff, daughter of Mrs. Rolland, was in New York and went to Washington yesterday to be with her mother. She and her brother, William Rolland, will arrive from Washington this morning to make arrangements for the funeral and burial in this city. The body will arrive tomorrow morning. Mrs. Rolland is survived by eight children, six daughters and two sons, Mrs. M. Spohn, Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Miss Bessie Rolland, of Washington; Mrs. C. L. Martin, of Newark, N.J.; Mrs. H. Tabb, Mrs. H. Nixdorff, of Norfolk; James Rolland and William Rolland, of Washington. Having lived the greater part of her life in Norfolk, Mrs. Rolland was well known and highly esteemed here. Before her death her husband was associated with the Postal Telegraph Company. Additional Comments: Mrs. H. F. Rolland is Elizabeth H. Rolland Name spellings of Rolland and Nixdorff were corrected. Interment: Cedar Grove Cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/r/rolland1381gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb