Mary Elisabeth Rolland

Mary Rolland (nee Wurst), 83, of Hardy, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2025 after a brief illness. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was passionately dedicated to her family.

Born in Hercegfalva, Hungary, Mary immigrated to the United States in 1953 from Germany. In 1957, she met the love of her life, Steve Rolland, who had escaped Communist Hungary during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

In 1959, Mary and Steve were married and settled in Northern New Jersey where they raised 3 daughters, Kathy, Maryann, and Heidi. During this time, Mary and Steve founded Rollesco Plastics located in Sparta, New Jersey; Mary ran the office, and Steve ran the fabrication shop. After 20 years of hard work and dedication establishing this successful plastics machining and fabricating business, they retired to Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.

Mary is survived by her beloved husband, Steve; three children, Katherine Meicke (William), Maryann Rolland Hoolahan (Donald), and Heidi Heller (Michael); six grandchildren, Stephen Meicke (Lisa), Nicole Meicke, Thomas Hoolahan, Sarah Jurchak (Matthew), Adam Hoolahan, and Jack Heller; and five great-grandchildren, Nathaniel Meicke, Jackson Jurchak, Charlotte Jurchak, Clara Jurchak, and Luke Meicke.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2025 from 10:00AM - 10:45AM at Goble Funeral Home, Main Street, Sparta, NJ. A prayer service will begin at 10:45am with interment to follow at Sparta Presbyterian Methodist Cemetery, 32 Main St., Sparta, NJ where Mary will be laid to rest next to her parents, Andrew and Elisabeth Wurst.