Marjorie (Roach) Wheeler

Marjorie M. Roach Wheeler, 83 years young, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by family on August 16, 2021 with courage, dignity and grace at Essentia-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.  Thank you to the doctors and nurses for their care at Essentia and CRMC.  She was born on January 25, 1938 in Crosby to Louis and Vera (Gordon) Moritz.  

Marge loved spending time with her family.  Nothing made her smile more than time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.  Her great grands were her “little buddies.”

She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, family hunting trips, gardening, fishing trips, time at the lake, going to the casino, and spending time with friends and family.

Marge is survived by her sons, Jim (Pam) Roach and Randy (Kelly) Roach; step son, Brian Wheeler; her daughter, Mitzi Crall; step daughter, Brenda Wheeler; two brothers, Ray (Janice) Moritz and Eugene (Marilyn) Moritz; ten grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

Preceding Marge in death are her parents; 1st husband, Jimmie Roach Sr.; 2nd husband James Wheeler; granddaughter, Heidi Keen and great granddaughter, Analisa Wheeler.

Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.  Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Crosby.  A visitation will be on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Live streaming: You tube Koop Funeral Home, Crosby, MN