july 21, 1946 – Friday, January 9, 2009
Service Information
peterson chapel Buffalo.
wednesday January 14, 2009
2 pm
Visitation Information
Arvona Rolland (Houchin), of Rockford died on Friday January 9, 2009 at her home.
She is survived by her children: Cheryl (David) Heiskary, Faye Houchin, Roberta (Dan) Houchin and Dawn (Nelson) Houchin; grandchildren: Ashia (Steve), Travis (Jessica), Kevin, Lashonda (Mike), Zach, Miranda, Kayla, Ashley, Justin, Daniel, Aaron, Taryn Samantha and Jaeden “Tater”; great-grandchildren, Darrion, Donovan and Brian; her sister Linda Devery; loving friends Terry Peterson, Jeremy Clark, and Allen Wirgau; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including Leroy Houchin.
Arvona took much pride in her job as a correctional officer with Parkers Lake. She loved being a mother, flowers and gardening, were her passion. She enjoyed collecting and shopping for treasures, spending much time creating crafts for her loved ones.
A Celebration of Arvona’s life will be held Wednesday January 14th at 2 PM at the Peterson Chapel in Buffalo.
A time of gathering will be one hour prior to the service.
online condolences may be made at www.thepetersonchapel.com
The Peterson Chapel in Buffalo is trusted with arrangements.
Arvona was a wonderful person who brought happiness to everyone.I will miss her greatly.
I am so incredibly sorry to hear about Arvona. My heart and thoughts go out to all of you. She was a wonderful, fun, and caring lady who I enjoyed knowing growing up. I will miss her.
I will always enjoy the stories you told me about growing up in Waskish. I will miss the phone calls every morning and evening. I love you and miss you very much.
Cheryl
i am so sorry for your loss its a hard thing to go through.and i know how it feels. arvona was a great friend of mine and she will be missed…she will be in heaven with all her sisters now..i love you girls if you need anything let me know…..
Mom i will truly miss you more then you’ll ever know. And I LOVE YOU MA!!! You taught me alot. Like cheryl said i also enjoyed hearing all of your stories from your childhood.
I also lived in Waskish at one time and Arvona and her family lived down the road from us. She and I started school together (big class of five; Arvona, Terry, Loretta, Vick, and me) in a one-room schoolhouse. Though I never saw Arvona again after graduating from high school, I can attest to the fact that she was always was a a wonderful, kind, gentle person! Only wish I could have been in touch with her in the years that followed high school.
My Mom was like my best friend. She meant a lot to me and my daughters,we all miss her very much. What I remember the most was mom telling stories about when she grew up,and one of the stories I remember the most was when mom swallowed a dime and her sister Irma checked the out house after mom went to the bathroom until she found that dime.