The Funeral Service for Paul K. Roth, age 85 of Elgin, will be held at 11:00am MT Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin with Pastor Hazel Behrens and Pastor John Amundson, officiating. Burial will be in the Johannestahl Cemetery north of New Leipzig with full military honors afforded by the George W. Snook American Legion Post #246


A family service will be held at 7:00pm MT on Monday evening at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin.


Special music will be provided by Mary Richter and Bonnie Roth.


Serving as casketbearers are Elyse Crouch, Emery Gaugler, Steven Ackerman, Danny Ackerman, James Ackerman, Jacob Roth, Abigail Roth, and Kristian Roth. All friends and family are considered Honorary Bearers.


PAUL KARL ROTH was born November 26, 1926 on the Roth Family Farm north of Elgin, ND to Christian and Julianna (Hintz) Roth. He attended a rural country school near his home and at an early age began working on the family farm. Paul was inducted into the U.S. Army on June 15, 1945 and served in Berlin during World War II. He was a heavy equipment operator, diesel mechanic, and interpreter for the officers. Following his discharge, he returned to the family farm which he purchased in 1948.


Paul was united in marriage to Phyllis I. Diehl on October 28, 1951 in Carson. They continued farming and ranching together raising Registered Polled Herefords. Four children were born to this union, Debbie, Marie, Tammy, and Kent. Later on, Paul and Phyllis were foster parents, to Donna Two Bears and Dean Lutz. In 1991, Paul and Phyllis moved into Elgin. In 2006, they celebrated the Roth Family Farm as a century farm.


Paul passed away on Wednesday evening, March 28, 2012 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin.


Paul was a member of the American Polled Hereford Association, and a founding member of the Elgin Saddle Club. He enjoyed riding and as a young man, racing horses. He was confirmed at Johannestahl and was a member of the Johannestahl Congregational Church for many years until its closing and then transferred his membership to Ebenezer United Church of Christ where he was head usher for many years.


Surviving family members include his wife, Phyllis, Elgin, ND; son and daughter-in-law, Kent and Faye Roth, Stanton, ND; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Richard Gaugler, New Leipzig, ND; Marie and Daniel Ackerman, Elgin, ND; and Tammy P. Roth and Zach Lies, Morris, MN; 8 grandchildren; sister, Frieda Bennett, Grandview, WA; and sister-in-law, Barbara Kubischta, Dickinson, ND.


He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, Adolph, Gottlieb, Clarence, and Reinhold Roth, 5 sisters, Louisa Hirning, Hilda Zimmerman, Elizabeth Roth, Esther Zimmerman, and Ida Klein.


Visitation will be Monday from 1:00 to 7:00pm MT at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Tuesday one hour prior to services at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin.


A memorial has been established to the Jacobson Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Johannestahl Cemetery Fund.