School years, milestones and personal stories of Bob and Bridget’s nine children, arranged in birth order.
Bob, Bridget and the earlier Roling family · J.F. Roling & Son · Family Photos
University yearbooks and a commencement program preserve a few details of Ron, Linda and Jane’s college years. Read their accounts under Ron, Linda and Jane.
David
1976 · David Roling’s planned college graduation
The May 13, 1976 newspaper announced that David Eugene Roling of Salisbury was expected to graduate from State Fair Community College in Sedalia on May 22 with an Associate of Arts degree. It identified his parents as Mr. and Mrs. Bob Roling. This advance announcement does not confirm that the degree was conferred.
Source: “David Roling and Eric Farnen,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, May 13, 1976, page 7, as labeled in the newspaper viewer. Family-held screenshot; an exact original-page URL has not been established.
David’s part in the family business is covered in Later ownership and the 2018 Sydenstricker announcement.
Dan (Danny)
Read the 1975 account of Danny’s SHS agribusiness placement at Roling Implement, preserved with the family-business stories.
Betty
1974 · Betty Roling at bat
The October 10 softball report credited Betty Roling with five hits in five at-bats in Salisbury’s 19–10 junior-varsity win over Glasgow on September 26. In the B team’s 25–15 win at Paris on October 1, she had four hits; the report gives no at-bat count for that performance. Its eight-game season records list Betty with 22 hits in 30 at-bats and a .733 average.
Source: Connie Fuemmeler, “Glasgow & Paris Games / Team Records”, Salisbury Press-Spectator, October 10, 1974, page 4. Read the original newspaper page.
1977 · A bridal shower for Betty Roling
The August 18 newspaper reported a bridal shower for Miss Betty Roling of Salisbury at Roanoke Union Church on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Bob Roling and Mary, Jane and Linda Roling were among the guests. The notice does not identify Betty’s intended husband, give a wedding date or state those guests’ relationships to her.
Family history identifies her future husband as Greg Asbury of Roanoke, Missouri.
Source: “Bridal Shower Honors Miss Betty Roling,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, August 18, 1977, page 7. Read the original newspaper page.
Betty’s work in the family business is recorded in the Later ownership account.
Ron
1984–1985 · Ron in campus leadership
The 1985 Rhetor names Ron Roling as Delta Chi president at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg. He also appears with the Interfraternity Council in that volume and with the Student Government Association in both the 1984 and 1985 yearbooks.
Sources: CMSU Rhetor, 1984, p. 83; 1985, pp. 55, 196 and 214. Family identification confirmed, October 2026; yearbook dates are not graduation dates.
The family album preserves a photograph captioned Ron’s baptism, possibly 1962; the other people and location remain unconfirmed.
See also the family-business accounts of David and Ron’s ownership, Ron at a 2010 agricultural scholarship luncheon, and the 2018 Sydenstricker announcement.
Linda
1984–1986 · Linda’s campus organizations
At CMSU, Linda Roling appears with Alpha Omicron Pi in the 1984 Rhetor. The next two yearbooks name her with Phi Beta Lambda, and the 1986 edition also places her with the American Marketing Association.
The family confirms that Linda graduated from CMSU in Warrensburg. The family portrait caption names her as Linda Roling Schaumburg.
Sources: CMSU Rhetor, 1984, pp. 185–186; 1985, p. 283; 1986, pp. 302 and 316. Family identification and CMSU graduation confirmed, October 2026; exact graduation year and degree title remain unverified.
Jane
1988 · Jane in Mizzou’s commencement program
Jane Maria Roling is listed for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration under Management / Personnel Management in the University of Missouri–Columbia’s program for its May 6, 1988 business-school ceremony. That year’s Savitar lists Jane Roling among the seniors with “Management” beside her name.
Sources: College of Business and Public Administration convocation, May 1988, PDF pp. 1, 5 and 7; Savitar, 1988, printed p. 338. Commencement listing; degree conferral has not been independently verified.
2011 · Jane Breen named to Leadership Columbia
In its November 5, 2011 business roundup, the Columbia Daily Tribune listed Jane Breen of Shelter Insurance among the members of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s 2011–12 Leadership Columbia program.
Source: “Top Drawer; Highlighting the New and Noteworthy,” Columbia Daily Tribune, Saturday Business, November 5, 2011, page 6. Read the syndicated text at InsuranceNewsNet, published November 6.
Mike
Family history records Mike’s full name as Michael John Roling. Family stories and records will be added here as they are documented.
Mary
The family portrait caption names Mary as Mary Roling Jolliffe. Family stories and records will be added here as they are documented.
Tim
Family stories and records will be added here as they are documented.
Shared family photographs and gatherings
The family keepsakes collection includes the shared Roling family portrait. The 1975 family reunion account remains with the broader family story. The reunion report lists Ron as Ronnie and Tim as Timmy.