| 3. | Robert Eugene Roth  (2.Augusta2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 3 May 1932 in Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, United States; died on 25 Mar 2009 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States; was buried in 2009 in Larned Twp, Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: GWLT-GZD
- _UID: E2DF327B55B841A4B4092BB66F7E033B2944
- Residence: 1935, Same Place
- Residence: 1940, Larned, Larned City, Ward 3, Pawnee, Kansas, United States
- Residence: 3 Apr 1950, Larned Twp, Pawnee County, Kansas, United States
- Residence: 25 Mar 2009, Larned Twp, Pawnee County, Kansas, United States
- Residence: 3 Feb 2014, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States
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Hutchinson News, The (KS) - Friday, March 27, 2009
LARNED - Robert Eugene Roth, 76, died March 25, 2009, at Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence. He was born May 3, 1932, in Great Bend, the son of Eugene Henry and Augusta Patricia Kellam Roth. He was a lifetime resident of Larned. Upon graduation from KU in 1954, Bob entered the US Air Force as a 2nd Lt. in the US Air Defense Command.
Upon Discharge in 1957 he joined Roth Equipment Company, a retail farm equipment store; where he served as President and Owner from 1963 until retirement in November 1990. In 1991 he became Mother House Administrator for the Dominican Sisters in Great Bend, Kansas until his retirement on February 28, 2008.
On Sept. 11, 1954, he married Rosalee Osborne at Wichita. She survives. Other survivors include: a son, Richard Alan and wife Richelle, Larned; a daughter Elizabeth Ann Best and husband Mike, Lawrence; sister-in-law, Virginia McAdoo, San Clemente, Calif.; a niece, Debbie Lohrman and husband Jim, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; nephew, Lawrence and wife Diane McAdoo, Lake Forest, Calif.; and five grandchildren, Mark Best and wife April, Sarah Best, Realle Roth, Ry Roth and Raven Roth.
He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Norman McAdoo and a granddaughter Reanna Roth.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grace Community Church, 210 McKinley, Great Bend. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday with the family present from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Beckwith Mortuary, Larned. Memorials may be sent to the CKMC Heartland Cancer Center, Golden Belt Community Foundation, Grace Community Church of Great Bend or the Santa Fe Trail Center, all in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.
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Funeral services for Robert Eugene Roth, 76, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Grace Community Church, Great Bend.
Mr. Roth died Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.
He was born May 3, 1932, in Great Bend, the son of Eugene Henry and Augusta Patricia Kellam Roth. He was a longtime resident of Larned.
After graduating from Kansas University in 1954, Mr. Roth served in the U.S. Air Force as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Defense Command. He was discharged in 1957 and joined Roth Equipment Co., a retail farm equipment store. He served as president and owner from 1963 until he retired in November 1990.
In 1991 he became mother house administrator for the Dominican Sisters in Great Bend. He retired Feb. 28, 2008.
Mr. Roth married Rosalee Osborne on Sept. 11, 1954, in Wichita. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, Richard Alan and wife Richelle, Larned; a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Best and husband Mike, Lawrence; a sister-in-law, Virginia McAdoo, San Clemente, Calif.; a niece, Debbie Lohrman; a nephew, Lawrence McAdoo; and five grandchildren, Mark and Sarah Best and Realle, Ry and Raven Roth.
He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Norman McAdoo; and a granddaughter, Reanna Roth.
Thursday, March 26, 2009 ljworld
Robert Eugene Roth, 76, died March 25, 2009 at Presbyterian Manor, Lawrence, Kansas.
He was born May 3, 1932 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Eugene Henry and Augusta Patricia Kellam Roth. He was a lifetime resident of Larned. Upon graduation from KU in 1954, Bob entered the US Air Force as a 2nd Lt in the US Air Defense Command. Upon Discharge in 1957 he joined Roth Equipment Company, a retail farm equipment store; where he served as President and Owner from 1963 until retirement in November 1990. In 1991 he became Mother House Administrator for the Dominican Sisters in Great Bend, Kansas until his retirement on February 28, 2008.
Bob's community service in the Larned and Great Bend area included involvement in Rotary Club, the Golden Belt Community Foundation, and the Santa Fe Trail Center.
He served as president and member of the Larned Community Hospital Inc. since 1957, Chairman of the Central Kansas Medical Center Board of Directors, and a member of the CKMC Foundation Board of Directors.
Bob was Director and President of the Western Implement and Hardware Association and served as Co Chair of Straub International from 2001 until his death.
He belonged to Grace Community Church in Great Bend and enjoyed the fellowship of prayer groups in Larned and Lawrence.
Bob enjoyed playing tennis, working in his yard, and attending KU sporting events.
Bob was involved in activities at the University of Kansas. He served as Chairman of the University of Kansas Greater University Fund from 1972 ? 1973 and Director of the KU Alumni Board from 1976 ? 1978. He was a trustee for the KU school of Religion for 35 years as well as a trustee and member of the KU Endowment Property Management Committee for 28 years. Bob was also a member of the Williams Educational Fund and the Chancellor's Club. He served on the Steering Committee for the Adams Alumni Center from 1980 ? 1983, and Administrator for the KU ? Pawnee County Honors Banquet for 11 years.
Bob received the KU/Mildred Clodfelter Award in 1988 and the Larned Area Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year Award in 1989. In 1993, he was a recipient of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion for unique and significant service to the University of Kansas. Bob won the KU School of Business's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998, and he was awarded the Paul Harris Award from Rotary International.
On September 11, 1954 he married Rosalee Osborne at Wichita. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Richard Alan and wife Richelle, Larned, a daughter Elizabeth Ann Best and husband Mike, Lawrence, sister-in-law, Virginia McAdoo, San Clemente, CA, a niece, Debbie Lohrman and husband Jim, San Juan Capistrano, CA, nephew, Lawrence and wife Diane McAdoo, Lake Forest, CA, and five grandchildren, Mark Best and wife April, Sarah Best, Realle Roth, Ry Roth and Raven Roth.
He was preceded in death by; a brother-in-law Norman McAdoo and a granddaughter Reanna Roth.
Courtesy of Beckwith Mortuary
Robert married Rosalee Osborne on 11 Sep 1954 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Rosalee (daughter of James Earl Osborne and Myrtle Pansy Karr) was born on 16 Sep 1932 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States; died on 2 Feb 2014 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States; was buried in Larned Twp, Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1878 - 1933 (54 years)
