{"id":1510,"date":"2026-10-31T17:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1510"},"modified":"2026-10-31T21:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:42:39","slug":"roling-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1510","title":{"rendered":"Roling stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid #d8d2c5;margin-top:32px;padding-top:18px}.family-topic-related a{display:inline-block;margin:6px 22px 6px 0}.family-topic-breadcrumb a:focus-visible,.family-topic-menu a:focus-visible,.family-topic-related a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb){max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb)>p{line-height:1.7}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) :is(h2,h3){scroll-margin-top:24px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.family-topic-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.family-topic-menu a{padding:16px}}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">Roling family<\/a> \u203a Roling stories<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\">Choose a person or part of family life. These links open focused chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details family-topic-fold is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" id=\"bobby-bridget-stories\"><summary>Bobby and Bridget: family life, service and community<\/summary>\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-menu\" aria-label=\"Choose a topic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1487\"><strong>Bridget\u2019s memories<\/strong><span>School, courtship, home and volunteering.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1490\"><strong>Bob\u2019s Army years<\/strong><span>Training, Italy and the Reserve years.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1491\"><strong>Seven sisters and Dick<\/strong><span>School, weddings and early careers.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1492\"><strong>Bobby\u2019s early years<\/strong><span>School and family gatherings.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1493\"><strong>Community 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and the sources that preserve them.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1501\"><strong>Courtship and journeys<\/strong><span>Recollections and the sources that preserve them.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1502\"><strong>Places shared across generations<\/strong><span>Recollections and the sources that preserve them.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1503\"><strong>Tools across generations<\/strong><span>Tim\u2019s recollection.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1489\"><strong>Remembering Alvin Kunkel<\/strong><span>Bridget\u2019s cousin and his Navy record.<\/span><\/a><\/nav>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details family-topic-fold is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" id=\"children-stories\"><summary>Bob and Bridget\u2019s children \u2014 choose a person<\/summary>\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-menu\" aria-label=\"Choose a topic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1532\"><strong>David Roling<\/strong><span>Read David\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1533\"><strong>Dan Roling<\/strong><span>Read Dan\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1534\"><strong>Betty Roling Asbury<\/strong><span>Read Betty\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1535\"><strong>Ron Roling<\/strong><span>Read Ron\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1536\"><strong>Linda Roling Schaumburg<\/strong><span>Read Linda\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1537\"><strong>Jane Roling Breen<\/strong><span>Read Jane\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1538\"><strong>Mike Roling<\/strong><span>Read Mike\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1539\"><strong>Mary Roling Jolliffe<\/strong><span>Read Mary\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1540\"><strong>Tim Roling<\/strong><span>Read Tim\u2019s stories.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1541\"><strong>Shared photographs and records<\/strong><span>Family portraits and newspaper items with several children.<\/span><\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985\">Children\u2019s overview and shared records<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details family-topic-fold is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" id=\"johnny-stories\"><summary>Johnny Roling \u2014 choose a chapter<\/summary>\n\n<p>Choose a chapter of Johnny Roling\u2019s story. 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