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Justina Roth, 71, of Redfield, South Dakota passed away on January 7, 2016 surrounded by her family at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen due to complications from her battle with cancer.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, January 11, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Redfield, South Dakota. Father Gregg Frankman will celebrate the mass. Burial will follow in the St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be Sunday, from 3-6:00 p.m., at Thelen-Hyke Funeral Home, with a scriptural rosary service at 6:00 p.m. Her family will be present from 3-6:00 p.m. at the funeral home to accept condolences. www.thelenfuneralhome.com

Devoted mother and grandmother, Justina J. Roth was born April 2, 1944 in Winnipeg, Canada, to Joseph and Rebecca (Kleinsasser) Wollman and was raised near Iroquois, South Dakota. She worked at various jobs in numerous South Dakota towns before moving to Redfield to work at the South Dakota Developmental Center. Shortly after, she met the love of her life and best friend, Gene Roth, on a blind date. They married on December 2, 1967 and moved to the family farm northwest of Redfield. Gene and Justina were inseparable. Before his death in 2013, you would rarely see one without the other.

Their 45-year union was blessed with six children. She worked along side her husband doing field work, working cattle and at the same time she was busy making their house a home. With all the dust, dirt, and mud that goes along with country living, you would never find any of it in her home even after she began providing daycare for her grandchildren. She was known for her cooking and baking. In fact, there was never a shortage of workers at the farm if they knew she was cooking. She was very devoted to her prayer time, which included the Holy Rosary and Chaplet of the Divine Mercy. She loved reading, playing games on her Kindle, watching game shows, listening to classic country music, and spending time with her children and her grandchildren. She especially enjoyed the experience of traveling the world with family.

Justina is survived by her daughter, Tammy, of Sioux Falls; son, Michael (Terri) and their children Brendan, Brexton, and Breanna of Redfield; son, Jarrod, of Redfield; son Adam (Jacquie) and their children Alexis and Caleb of Highmore; daughter Dawn (fiance' Mike Betten) of Redfield; daughter, Amy (Mike) Hauger and their child McKenzie of Vermillion; her sister Rebecca (John) Waldner, her brother, Joe Wollman; her sister, Sarah (Aaron) Waldner; her sister, Susan Leptien; her sister, Anna (Jonathan) Wipf; her sister Rosa (Dennis) Ashwell; her sister, Clara (Harold) Wipf; and brother, Danny (Martha) Wollman; and many nieces, and nephews. Justina is also survived by brothers-in-law and sisters-in law, Ralph (Glenda) Roth of Redfield; Eileen (Bob) Graham of Aberdeen; Lynn (Nancy) Roth of Abilene, Texas; Kathy Harr of Redfield; Marilyn (Dr. Dave) Wachs of Aberdeen; Karen (Steve) Randall of Platte, SD;

She is preceded in death by her husband, Gene; her parents, Joseph and Rebecca, her sister, Josephine Wollman; her brother, Edwin Wollman; her brother-in-law, Tom Schaffer; her sister, Margaretha Ames; her brother-in-law, Jim Ames; her sister-in-law, Mary Ann Wollman; and her brother-in-law, William Leptien. She was also preceded in death by: mother-in-law and father-in-law Elaine and Frances Roth; brothers-in-law John Roth and Doyle Harr; and sister-in-law Mary Ann (Heber) Roth.

Sunday, January 10, 2016
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Thelen-Hyke Funeral Home
101 East 7th Ave
Redfield, South Dakota 57469

Sunday, January 10, 2016
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Thelen-Hyke Funeral Home
101 East 7th Ave
Redfield, South Dakota 57469

Monday, January 11, 2016
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

St. Bernard's Catholic Church
213 6th Ave East
Redfield, SD 57469