Obituary of Ken Roth

Kenneth Michael Roth

(December 29, 1933 - July 13, 2021)

Kenneth Michael Roth was born December 29, 1933, in the Heisler area home of his parents, Bill and Mary Roth.  He was born the oldest of eight children, seven boys and one girl. Ken, beloved husband,  dad, grandpa and great-grandpa, passed away peacefully at Daysland Health Center on July 13, 2021 at the age of 87 years.

Ken grew up on the family farm and received his education in the one-room schools of the day, in the pasture playing baseball and on the frozen slough, playing hockey. He left school after grade 10 and began his working life as a farm hand for various farmers in the area. He also spent many years running equipment for the municipality, building and maintaining roads throughout Flagstaff County. But he was a farmer at heart. So shortly after he and Christa were married, they purchased a farm in the Spring Lake area and spent the next 40 plus years building a home and a life together. Even after he retired to Daysland in 2005, Ken would spend nearly every day at the farm, always busy doing something. 

During his younger years, Ken was an avid sportsman; playing goal for the local hockey team and he spent many years playing and coaching baseball. When his grandchildren became involved in sports, he was sure to be there to cheer them on, and often to be the chauffeur. He often said watching kids play hockey or baseball, or any sport, was better than any professional team that you can watch on tv. 

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Christa; his daughter Judy (Bob) Hayes; sons Ken (Kathy) and Dan (Sonja); ten grandchildren: Michael (Kim), Erica (Travis), Aaron (Sophia), Carley, Jordan, Jessica, Lindsey (Avery), Benjamin, Brian and Emily; and two great-grandchildren: Stephenie and Victoria. Ken also leaves to mourn, five brothers: Roger, Stan (Cindy), Larry, Doug and Randy (Barb); brothers-in-law: Al Hunt, John (Liz) Holt, Richard (Laurie) Holt, Harold (Beatrice) Holt; sisters-in-law: Linda A Roth, Gail Roth, Edith Gehlert; and many more relatives and friends who will forever hold his memories close to their hearts.

Ken was pre-deceased by his parents, Bill and Mary; his mother and father-in-law, Leonard and Erna Holt; his brother Gordon and infant brother Joseph; his sister, Sharon Biollo; his niece Jane Birkjar;   sisters-in-law, Irma Hunt, Truus Roth, Linda L. Roth; brothers-in-law, Art Gehlert, John Biollo, Ron Clennin. 

A Funeral  Service was held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from the Our Lady of the Prairies Roman Catholic Church. Interment has taken place in the Spring Lake Cemetery.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Ken's memory may be made to the Daysland Hospital Foundation, the Stollery Children's Hospital, or the Edmonton Firefighter Burn Treatment Centre.