Gerald Roth Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gerald Roth of Des Moines, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 84, on December 11, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his daughters, Mary Roth and Patricia Roth; his parents, Anton Roth and Lydia Roth Sr. (Wagner); his sister Donna Kilbourne; his nephew Brandon Roth; and his great grandchild Ryder Lee Padget.

He is survived by: his wife Shirley; his great grandchildren, Kassandra Padget, Robert, Elizabeth Clark (Padget), Kevin Clark, Ryan Roth, Amanda Roth, Rory Roth, Henry Steffen and Ely Steffen; and his siblings, Edward Roth of Alice, ND, Robert, Lavern Bosch (Roth) of Grand Prairie, TX, Craig, Marian Andresen (Roth) of New Brighton, MN, Anton, Becky Roth, Jr. of Strasburg, ND, Jerome, Lydia Schumacher (Roth) of Ipswich, SD, Dale, Kathleen Nieuwsma (Roth) of Bismarck, ND, Michael Roth of Moffit, ND, Gary, Charlotte Van Beek (Roth) of Maplewood, MN, Kenneth, Carol (Roth) of Lakeville, MN and JoAnn Burns (Roth) of Eureka, SD.. He is also survived by 5 children, and their spouses.

Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in loving memory of Gerald.