| John Patrick Roache | |
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| Birth: | 30 March 1905 Ireland |
| Death: | 4 April 2011 Foxton, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Age: | 106 years, 5 days |
| Country: |  IRL NZL
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| Centenarian | |
John Patrick "Jack" Roache (30 March 1905 – 4 April 2011) was a Irish born New Zealand centenarian, who was the oldest living man in New Zealand from 18 February 2011 to his death.
Biography[]
John Patrick Roache was born in Ireland on 30 March 1905 to Paul and Mary (Somers) Roache. His father lived to the age of 94; his mother 97. He had eight siblings: Lizzie, Peter, Bridget, Philip, Edward, Kathleen, Ellen, and Mary. Roache and his sister Ellen moved to Australia in 1928 and worked as a farmer and a gold panner.
Roache moved to New Zealand in 1938. On his first night there, he met Dorothy Winifred Brown; they later married. Jack and Dorothy Roache had six children. Dorothy died in 1990.
Roache was still mowing his lawn on a rideable mower at the age of 101. For the last 45 days of his life, following the death of 107-year old Dudley Sainsbury, Roache was the oldest living man in New Zealand. Roache died in Foxton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand on 4 April 2011 at the age of 106 years and 5 days. After his death Stephen Todd succeeded him as the oldest living man in New Zealand.
References[]
- John Patrick Roache, in his 107th year RootsWeb, 26 May 2011
- John Patrick Roache (1905 - 2011) Geni
- John Patrick Roache BillionGraves
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