William P. Roth, age 84, of Annandale died Monday, July 8, 2013 at his home on Lake John.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with Fr. Steven Hoffman officiating. Interment will be at St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be at St. Ignatius Catholic Church from 4-7 p.m. Thursday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday. There will be a prayer service 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are preferred to the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
William P. Roth was born March 4, 1929 at Newton, Iowa to Emil and Anna (Manke) Roth. Bill was a self-made man who loved his family. At an early age he left home to work on area farms; later he worked at a cheese factory and then sold, delivered & installed appliances including DeLaval Milking Machines. He married Jeanne McManimon on July 18, 1949 in Rushford and she preceded him in death on September 11, 2012. From 1957-2007 Bill owned and operated Roth Insurance Agency in Annandale. Bill was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church & Annandale Chamber of Commerce, was a charter member & past president of the Annandale Lions Club, and was a member & past president of the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers. He enjoyed golf, baseball, gardening, traveling, joke telling, and especially time spent with his family.
Bill is survived by his five children: Kathy & Mike Jasper of Grand Rapids, Greg & Audrey Roth of Annandale, Suzanne & Pat McArdle of Forest Lake, Gretchen & John Kittok of Annandale, Jennifer Roth of Annandale; 19 grandchildren Molly Jasper (Aran Dahl), Matt (Katie) Jasper, Anna Roth, Heather (Tim) Jurek, Tami (Chris) Denny, Zach Roth, David, Danny & Meghan Roth, Katie & Michael McArdle, Bridget (Bill) Guck, Brennan, Peter & Anne Kittok, Meghan, Molly, Hannah & Ryan Ashwill; 4 great grandchildren Jasper Dahl, Allyson, Brady & William Jurek,and sisters Sr. Frieda Roth of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Margaret Tewari of Des Plaines, IL, Rosie Topoluk of Minneapolis, and Katherine Hoaglund of Minneapolis. He was preceded in death by his wife Jeanne, son David, and brothers Hannes & Emil.
The urn bearer will be Greg Roth and the music for the service will be provided by the St. Ignatius Music Ministry. The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.