Gertrude "Trudy" Ann (Hoye) Rocca

Gertrude "Trudy" Ann (Hoye) Rocca

Rochester, Minn.

Gertrude "Trudy" Ann (Hoye) Rocca, 88, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Trudy was born April 27, 1936, in Iowa City, Iowa to Thomas and Josephine (Pierick) Hoye. She graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1954. She married Charles Joseph "Joe" Rocca on September 12, 1959, in Iowa City, IA. The couple lived briefly in Iowa City, IA, and Evanston, IL, before moving to Rochester, Minn. They were loving parents of David, Craig, Lisa, Darcy, Kevin, and Denice. Trudy was a dedicated homemaker and doting grandmother. She became a Third Order St. Joseph Lay Carmelite in 2004, and was a member of Serra International. Trudy was a daily Mass lector and Eucharistic Minister. She enjoyed frequent Eucharistic Adoration, bible studies, and prayer groups with friends. She traveled on pilgrimages to Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Međugorje. Trudy loved to ski and walk with friends. She was an avid sports fan who loved watching her children's and grandchildren's sporting events up until her passing.

Trudy is survived by her children, David (Colleen) Rocca, Craig Rocca, Lisa (Todd) Ustby, Darcy (Ken) Maggio, Kevin (Kimberlee) Rocca, Denice (Jeff) Brunner. Her grandchildren Brian Kleinschmidt, Natalie Rocca, James Ustby, Matthew Ustby, Alyssa Ustby, Mark Ustby, Joseph Maggio, Peter (Abigail) Maggio, Maria Therese Maggio, Mary Clare Maggio, John Paul Maggio, Benedict Maggio, Malachi (Meghan) Rocca, Sophia Rocca, Gianna Rocca, Liona Rocca, Matthew Brunner, Jeremy Brunner, Sarah Brunner, Rachel Brunner, Aaron Brunner, and Samuel Brunner. Her great-grandchildren Agnes Maggio and Felicity Maggio. Her brother, Bill Hoye, brothers- and sisters-in-law Loretta (Jim) Clark, Jim Rocca, Ellen Rocca, and Mike (Beryl) Rocca, and many nieces and nephews. Trudy was preceded in death by her husband in 2000, her parents and siblings Tom Hoye, Merle Hoye, Dolores Hoye, Marcelene Sillman, and Colletta Eisenhofer, her grandson, Nicholas Rocca, her brothers- and sisters-in-law Josephine Rocca, Ed (Linda) Rocca, Philip (Shirley) Rocca, John Rocca, Sister Mary Catherine Rocca, and Mary Jo Rocca.

A Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 4 from 4 – 6 pm at Macken Funeral Home, followed by a Rosary. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 11 am at St. Pius Catholic Church, with a visitation 1 hour before Mass. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Memorials are suggested to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Channel One Regional Food Bank, or St. Joseph's Helpers of Dallas.