Rolland Hancock
Hancock, Rolland “Handy”, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025.
He was born in Fort Madison, Iowa on January 10, 1935. He was the beloved husband of Joan Hancock (nee. Dalrymple), loving Father of Lisa (Craig) Bartholic, James (Irene) Hancock and Julie (Paul) Wolff, dear Grandfather to 9 Grandchildren and 17 Great Grandchildren. His wife of 71 years gave him immense joy and they did everything together. He loved his family deeply and some of his favorite moments were spent cheering on his grandchildren at their sporting events. He loved family dinners, estate sales, watching westerns on TV and reading western books. He enjoyed spending time in his basement working on enormous tool boxes he would give to his grandchildren and great grandchildren, a truly unique legacy. He was a Tool and Die maker for 39 years, eventually moving to a Foreman for Supreme Tool & Die and later promoted to President. In 2002, he worked at Davis Tool & Die and fully retired during Covid in 2020. He had a deep faith in Jesus Christ and attended Church regularly. He especially enjoyed Thursday morning breakfast with the men’s group at his church. He will be missed by many, but especially by his wife, who he took care of with great love.
Celebration of Life will be held on October 10 at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 5508 Telegraph Road, St. Louis, MO 63129, visitation at 10 am until Celebration of Life at noon.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Church.
Ken and Handy have been friends since Jackson Grade School. Handy was in our wedding in 1953 and Ken in theirs. We have been in touch through the years, seeing them at Handy and Ken’s class reunions. We have visited at each other homes too. Handy sent us his last email in August of this year. He was a wonderful caring friend, and we will miss him. Thanks for calling us Joan, what a shock. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. One of Ken’s fond memories is the building of a cabin in the woods by Handy, Ken, Duane Owens, and Ken Cornell. We did enjoy staying there with our double bunks and fancy cook stove and we usually ate well.