Edwern Sam LaRocque

Edwern Sam LaRocque, 97, passed away with his children by his side. He was born in Concord, CA to Edwern “E” and Helena (Graschwitz). He graduated from Mt. Diablo High School in 1946, enlisted in the army, trained as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia and was stationed in Japan until 1948. He studied Psychology at UC Berkeley and graduated in 1953 and received his Master’s from San Francisco State in Rehabilitation Counseling in 1972.  He held various jobs, including working as a carpet cleaner, insurance salesman and for Fisher Body division of General Motors Corporation in Oakland. He also worked for the state of California for many years and enjoyed helping people as a rehabilitation counselor. He loved playing golf, fishing, visiting Sea Ranch, the mountains and his family.

He was predeceased by his late wife, Joan Baudin, with whom he had two children, Edwern Norman (Jude) and Sandy Koster (Christian). He was also predeceased by his wife Maria LaRocque (Scharfe), with whom he had two children, Collette and Mark (Si). Ed and Maria were married October 19, 1963 and continued for 58 years until her death. He is survived by his children, grandchildren Keegan and Alexandra Zetterberg, James and Johanna LaRocque and Emily Koster (Dan Shelton), sisters-in-law Pat and Roswitha Scharfe, two great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews across North America and Germany. He was also predeceased by his parents, brother Rod, brothers-in-law Hermann, Bruno and Henry Scharfe and sisters-in-law Edith Scharfe and Marilyn LaRocque and son-in-law Craig Zetterberg.

Services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2026 at 11:00 am at Calvary Cemetery and Funeral Center, 7100 Verner Avenue, Citrus Heights.