Carl Thomas Roepken, Jr.
Carl Thomas Roepken, Jr., 84, of Haymarket, Virginia, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, in Prince William Hospital.
Mr. Roepken was born in 1927, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of the late Carl Thomas and Katherine Mary Roepken Sr. He was a general manager for Giant Food retiring in 1986 after 33 years of service.
He married Mary Lou Billhimer, on May 1, 1948, in Arlington, Virginia.
Surviving are his daughters, Sharon Arensdorf and her husband Thomas of Haymarket, Virginia, Patty and her husband Michael of Sterling, Virginia and Donna Rudzinski of Stephens City, Virginia; seven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; one aunt Mary Wolfe of Woodstock, Virginia.
One brother, Richard Roepken preceded him in death.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Monday, December 19, 2011 at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel with Reverend Michael P. Kendall officiating. Military honors will be afforded by VFW Post 2123. Interment will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park, Frederick County, Virginia.
The family will receive friends on Monday, prior to the service from 1:00-2:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, South Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Redland United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 605, Cross Junction, VA 22625, or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.
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