James B. Roop, 83 years old of Decatur, Indiana and a past resident of Naples, Florida for twenty-one years, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 in the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home located in Fort Wayne. He was born on Monday, April 30, 1928 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Ralph J. Roop and the late Etheldreda (Parent) Roop. He married Marilyn G. Teeple on April 26, 1952 in Decatur, Indiana. He served his country in the United States Marines from 1947 to 1953 and was a Purple Heart recipient during the Korean Conflict. Jim was a member of the St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Decatur and a previous member of St. Elizabeth Seton Church and the Knights of Columbus in Golden Gate, Florida. He retired in 1994 from St. Vincent DePaul in Naples, Florida. Previously he served as the Adams County Highway Superintendant for three years, owned Alpine Acres for twelve years and was a salesman for Gerber Products Company for fifteen years. Surviving are his wife, Marilyn G. Roop of Decatur; son, Stephen J. (Brenda) Roop of Naples, Florida; son, Richard A. (Cindy) Roop of Gravette, Arkansas; daughter, Patricia A. (Martin) Fuelling of Decatur; daughter, Nancy A. (Rex) Evans of Decatur, eleven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Roop and his sister, Alice Schooler. A prayer service will be held at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home followed by a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at the St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church with Msgr. William Schooler officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Decatur. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 5-8 p.m., Monday, January 30 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur. Preferred memorials are to the St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church; Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Homestead Road or the St. Joseph Catholic School, Decatur.
