Irving L. "Irv" Roth

Irving L. "Irv" Roth, age 79, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Irv was born on July 28, 1926 in Warren, Ore., to Severin and Olga (Mattson) Roth. He was raised in Oregon where he attended Scappose High School in Scappose, Ore. Irv enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943, and served with the Sea Bees until being Honorably Discharged in 1946. He married Vera Adams in 1950 in Port Angeles, Wash. He was a self-employed owner of Adam Sales, Inc. in Green River, Wyo., from 1952 until 2005. He was co-owner of Gregg's Homes in Kalispell in the late 70s and early 80s. He was a very active member of the Chamber of Commerce in Green River, Wyo., an active member of the Sweetwater County Democrats, State Representative of Sweetwater County, Wyo., from 1973-78, past member of the United Church of Christ in Green River, and present member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork. He was also a member of the Masons, Shriners, Elks Lodge, American Legion and the VFW. He loved gardening, current events and traveling.

A son Larry Roth, brother Arthur Roth, his wife Bertha, and his parents Severin and Olga Roth preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Vera Roth of Bigfork, a daughter and her husband, Shelley and George Hilling of Bigfork, brothers and sisters Oscar and his wife Edith Roth, June and Bob Simpson, Esther Lufkin all of Warren, Ore., sister Dorothy and husband George Perry of Portland, Ore., sister-in-law Donna Collins and friend Gary Herndon of Welton, Ariz., and Carly the Cat. Grandchildren Joshua Hilling, Dillon Hilling, Sam Hilling, all of Bigfork, many nieces and nephews and cousins.

Memorial Services will be held at the Union Congregational Church UCC in Green River, Wyo., Aug. 27, 2005. The family request memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Lung Association, Shriners Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, N and E Heifer Project, or the Bigfork Summer Playhouse. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory caring for the family.