Roth, Richard A. (1920-2007)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Mar 5 p. 13

Birth date: 1920 Nov 17

text of obituary:

RICHARD A. ROTH

Richard A. Roth, 86, of Morton, Ill., died Feb. 2, 2007, at Apostolic Christian Restmor. He was born Nov. 17, 1920, to Austin and Ida Householter Roth in Morton.

He married Geraldine Roth on Sept. 10, 1944, in Morton.

He was a lifelong farmer in the Morton area. He was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church in Pekin.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Geraldine; a son, Russell Roth and his wife, Barbara, of Morton; a sister, Edith King and her husband, Oliver, of Morton; five grandchildren and a great-grandson. He was preceded in death by a son, Ralph Roth.

Services were held at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Morton. Burial was in Roberts Cemetery, a mile from his family farm in Morton.