Darrell Gene Roy
April 28, 1941 - April 17, 2024
Obituary
STOUGHTON - Darrell G. Roy left us on April 17, 2024. He was born to Opal and Armand Roy on April 28, 1941, in Concordia, Kan. The oldest brother of Rex (Sharon) Roy and Bruce (Vicki) Roy, he was a rebellious teen who loved to drive too fast on the long, straight Kansas roads around his hometown of Clyde and live up to his French-Canadian heritage.
Darrell met and married his bride of 60 years, Judith (Anderson), in her hometown of Crystal Falls, Mich. This unlikely duo found their way to Stoughton where they planted and raised Karen (Jerry) Johanning and Jim (Amy) Roy, and doted on grandchildren, Anika (fiancé Holden Hartley), Bridget and Lucy Roy, and Max and Elin Johanning.
Ol’ Blue (as he was affectionally known as) welded the gas mains that heat our houses and drove the truck that paved our roads. He swept Judy off her feet with a smooth waltz and lively polka and was a “cast iron dancer” with a strong stomp at family events. He was a storyteller, gardener, bowler, union man, stock-car lover (Gentlemen, start your engines!), published author and sometimes political activist. There’s a tiny sigh of relief he’ll miss the next presidential election. He and Judy spent 19 happy winters in Florida shrimping and storytelling some more.
Last but certainly not least, he was a wine maker. With a twinkle in his eye came the promise “I’ll bring a gallon” to the birthday, wedding, funeral, dinner or annual Roy Labor Day weekend at the Minnesota State Fair. Many a worthy adversary fell to the “home squeezins.”
Please join us in a toast to Darrell on Saturday, May 4,2024, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at HALVERSONS, 1965 Barber Drive, Stoughton. There will be a private family funeral at St. Ann’s Church and burial at the Town of Dunn Cemetery prior to the storytelling. No flowers please; memorials to the American Cancer Society would be a donation well spent.
Finally, his illness was fast and complicated, and so many kind, caring, dedicated people helped us. To the nurses and staff at Stoughton Hospital, Nazareth Health and Agrace HospiceCare; you are angels to our family. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com .
Gunderson Stoughton
Funeral & Cremation Care
1358 Highway 51 N. at Jackson St.
(608) 873-4590