City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation

Obituary
Roland Rioux

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Age 85.
Died 01/18/2022.

Roland Rioux
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Roland Rioux, loving husband, and father of 5 children, passed away at the age of 85. He resided in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Roland was French Canadian, born on April 28, 1936, in Quebec, Canada. He emigrated to Florida in 1975 and maintained his reputation of being a successful businessman in the electrical contracting field from Canada to the US. Roland always put God and Family first in all his endeavors, which instilled strong work ethic and family values in his progeny. He enjoyed travelling the US and abroad, dancing with his wife, and keeping up with the NHL and MLB. He was an admirer of the American west and often donned a pristine cowboy hat and boots for festivities.
He will be eternally remembered by Irene, his loving wife and best friend of 62 years, their Children; Gaetan (Donna) Rioux of Hendersonville, TN, Anne Beall (Norman Caron) of Raleigh, NC, Daniel Rioux of Raiford, FL, Francois Rioux of West Palm Beach, FL, and Alain (Nancy) Rioux of Jupiter, FL, grandchildren; Jean-Luc, Erica, Alexine, Brooke, Jake, Emma, Jayme, Sebastian, and Madison, great-grandchildren Abigail, Fletcher and Bellamy, siblings; Colette (Robert) Demers of Montreal, Canada and Roger Rioux of Quebec, Canada.
A private prayer service will be held at City of Oaks Funeral Home in Raleigh, NC.
A funeral mass will be celebrated in his memory at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 28 at St. Catherine of Siena in Wake Forest, NC.
Donations may be made in memory of Roland to Franciscans Missionaries.

For additional information or for service details, please reach out to the family directly.


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Apples to Apples

Just like all other licensed funeral homes in North Carolina, City of Oaks Cremation, LLC is regulated by the NC Board of Funeral Service.


The same laws that apply to the big corporate funeral homes also apply to the modest independently owned firms like ours. All crematories in North Carolina, regardless of who owns them, are inspected annually by the state and must adhere to the same rules and laws.

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Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County NC; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire State.


Unlike other funeral homes, we don't charge an additional mileage fee. Regardless of what county you live in, we can help your family with making simple, affordable funeral arrangements. From Asheville to Wilmington, we're proud to help families statewide.

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Direct Cremation

$1196.75

Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. We include everything you need for a simple or direct cremation. Simple, affordable and reliable. We have not changed the cost of our direct cremation service since we opened City of Oaks in 2012.

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Cremation with Solidified Remains

$2875.66

We offer the option of choosing how you receive your loved ones remains. Selecting our Direct Cremation with Solidified Remains option is a beautiful way to transform cremated remains into 40-60 “stones” that you can hold.

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Cremation with Visitation

$1917.84

City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation option with onsite visitation. Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. Simple, affordable and reliable.

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Immediate Burial

$2497.50

An immediate burial has the same end result as a traditional burial; however, we have eliminated the extra (sometimes unnecessary) services prior to getting to the cemetery. Not everyone wants an open casket for viewing or a limousine for the family. Despite the term immediate, we can move as fast as you need or as slow as you like. This option simply allows you to save money by eliminating some of the fancy extras at the funeral home.

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Traditional Funeral

$6081.48

We offer the same traditional funeral services as the big corporately owned funeral homes in the area; however, we cost about half the amount. You might consider a traditional funeral service if your family is looking for an open casket visitation, a traditional church service or a funeral service in the funeral home's chapel. A traditional funeral service can be altered to fit the needs of your family.

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Green Burial

$3033.75

This establishment is one of a select number of funeral homes who meet the criteria for providing green funeral service by the Green Burial Council; a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization working to encourage environmentally sustainability in the field of funeral service. Our Green options allow for a funeral to take place without the use of toxic and non-biodegradable materials/chemicals.

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Aquamation

$2640.59

As an alternative to traditional cremation, City of Oaks Funeral Home also offers Aquamation. The Aquamation process, often referred to as alkaline hydrolysis, uses a solution of water and potassium hydroxide to facilitate natural decomposition.

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