Virgil Theodore Roethler
ROETHLER, FABER, VROOMAN
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 8/16/2023 at 11:51:40
Virgil Theodore Roethler, 99, of North Liberty, IA, formerly of Algona, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023 at Keystone Place at Forevergreen. A memorial will be held at a later date.
Virgil was born on January 18, 1924 in Bode, Iowa the son of Phillip Roethler and Veronica (Faber) Roethler. He was united in marriage to Donna Jean Vrooman on January 13th, 1949. Virgil served as a Tech Sgt. in the Eighth Air Force, flying as the flight engineer and tail gunner aboard a Liberator B-24 bomber in during the Rhineland-European campaign in World War II. He was the recipient the American Theater Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon as well as three Bronze Stars, a Good Conduct Medal and the Victory Air Medal.
Virgil is survived by his wife of 74 years, Donna Roethler and eight children; David of Iowa City; Virginia at home growing roses in St. Paul MN, Jacque, growing all manner of vegetables and discouraging deer in Coralville IA; Renee Fowler quilting up a storm in North Liberty, IA; Charlie solving complex industrial electrical problems in Blue Springs, MO; Randy perfecting soft speech and boundless consideration in Cupertino, CA; Ronald, tirelessly actuating X-ray installations throughout five states and Daniel, automating the seemingly un-automatable world wide.
Virgil was a superb father, model husband and meticulous farmer. He was invariably charming, a pleasant man who also happened to be deeply conversant in geology. He travelled with Donna collecting rocks from the western United States and rocked bowling leagues, too. He created ingenious pieces of jewelry from the rocks he cut, polished and mounted. Having returned from flying missions in the darkness above the Rhineland and canoeing in the hinterlands of north central Saskatchewan well before GPS was a reality, he was careful to reassure young and perhaps overly-anxious sons and daughters that it was impossible to get yourself entirely lost - someone will always find you.
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