Roscoe, Stephen J. age 63 of North Branch died on May 9, 2007.
Stephen was born on December 12, 1943 in Hendricks Village, Minn., to parents Gordon B. & Agnes C. (Janiszeski) Roscoe.

He attended Monroe High School in St. Paul and graduated in 1961.
He also attended the University of Minnesota.

Stephen married Anita Marie Knettel on April 29, 1967 in St. Stephen, Minn. and was a St. Paul Police Officer for 32 years.

He is a former Lions member, former mayor of Branch Township and served with UN Special Forces 82nd Airborne US Army in Bosnia 1996-1997 and received a Good Conduct Medal.

He was a Boy Scout master with Troop 141 in North Branch and also a religious education teacher at Christ the King Catholic Church in Cambridge.
Stephen enjoyed golf, raquetball, fishing, gardening, history, cross country skiing, carpentry, traveling & bingo.

He is preceded in death by parents Gordon & Agnes an his brother Robert Roscoe.
Stephen is survived by his wife Anita, son Jon (Mary) of Alpharetta, GA, daughters Andrea (David) Sandberg of Albertville and Jodi Roscoe of New York, NY., grandchildren Holly Roscoe, Will Roscoe and Luke Sandberg, twin sister Josephine Meyer of St. Paul, brother Paul (Mary Ann) of South St. Paul, many beloved nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian burial was held Monday May 14, 2007 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Cambridge.

Visitation was held Sunday at Grandstrand Funeral Home in North Branch.
Interment at St. Stephen Catholic Cemetery in St. Stephen, Minn.

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