Roth, Jacob Rev. 1927 – 2000

ROTH, STADLER, COSELMAN, GLOEDE, HAMMOND, KIRBY, O’LAUGHLIN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/2/2016 at 14:12:36

Source: New Hampton Tribune April 25, 2000, P.4
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee

Rev. Jacob Roth

FORT ATKINSON - Rev. Jacob Roth, 72, Cannon, MS, a former Fort Atkinson and Festina pastor, died Saturday, April 1 enroute to Oelwein.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 4 at Sacred Heart Church, Oelwein, with Archbishop Jerome Hanus, OSB, as the principal celebrant and Father Frederick Fangmann, Father Roth's two nephews, Fathers Dan and Jim Kirby concelebrating.

Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein.

Father Roth was born April 23, 1927 in Oelwein, the son of Jacob and Anna (Stadler) Roth. In 1949 he graduated from Loras College, Dubuque, and studied theology at St. Meinrad Seminary in St. Meinrad, IN. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 16, 1953 by Archbishop Leo Binz in Christ the King Chapel, Loras College.

He served as associate pastor of St. John Parish in Waterloo from 1953-55; Holy Trinity, Luxemburg, 1955-60; Immaculate Conception, Charles City, 1960- 65; St. Henry, Marshalltown, 1965-69. While in Marshalltown, he also served on the faculty of Lenihan High School. Father was assigned to St. Donatus from 1969-76; Immaculate Conception Haverhill, 1976-79; Sacred Heart Osage, 1979-84; St. Mary's Ackley and St. Paul, Geneva 1984-88. He did pastoral work: the Diocese of Jackson, MS 198{?}-91; served as pastor of St. Joseph’s Preston and St. Peter, Sabu{?} 1991-92. He then returned to Mississippi 1992-96.

From 1996 until his retirement in 1997, Father Roth was pastor of St. John Nepomucene, Fort Atkinson and Our Lady of Seven Dolors, Festina, He also served as deanery council moderator of the Bellevue Deanery chaplain of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, regional director of spiritual renewal of the Eagle Grove and Marshalltown Deaneries and regional co-director of spiritual renewal for the Charles City and Mason City Deaneries.

Surviving are five sisters Ann (Donald) Coselman and Dorothy (Tom) Gloede, Oelwein, Til (Jim) Hammond, Lakewood CO, Marie Kirby, Des Moines Helen O’Laughlin, Independence; many nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his parents; four brothers Joseph, Jake, John and James two
sisters, Rose and Pauline.

Transriber’s Note: The newspaper article had the right edge cut off so some of the obituary is missing as indicated with {?}.