Roy Gene Rothweiler

He is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Luetta (Buechler) Rothweiler, his loving wife of 37 years, Audrey R. (Bauer) Rothweiler, brothers Russell (Alice) Rothweiler, David Rothweiler, Emmett (Shirley) Rothweiler and sister Bernice Gardner.

Roy is survived by two sons, Christopher (Ryan) Rothweiler of Belleville, Illinois, Jeffrey (Ann) Lane, Sr., of Columbia, Illinois, and a grandson, Jeffrey (Elizabeth) Lane, Jr., three granddaughters, Katie Lane (Mandy Creek), Aubrey Lane, and Shay Poore; two great granddaughters, Morgan and Madison Lane, and several nieces and nephews and especially his niece Jill Reinheimer-Moore (Stephen) of Rancho Cucamonga, California, who was like a daughter to him his entire life. In his later years, also by his special friend, Bonnie Bauer.

Roy served his country valiantly in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Upon his honorable discharge, he learned the art of brewing and worked at the Falstaff Brewery in Saint Louis. He later proudly worked and retired from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Saint Louis. After retirement, he took up the sports of golf and bowling. In his other free-time he enjoyed woodworking and built many birdhouses and other wood crafts. He was a clock collector and loved tinkering with them. Roy was a proud member of the Belleville/Swansea Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1221 for 66 years. Most of all, he was a true lover of his pets, dog Reba and cat Maisy.

Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, December 19th, 2024 at Valhalla-Gaerdner- Holten Funeral home, Belleville, Illinois with a Loyal Order of the Moose ritual at 6:00 p.m. and a Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) ritual at 6:30p.m.

Funeral will be at 11:00 am on Friday, December 20th, 2024, at Valhalla-Gaerdner-Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois, there will be an additional visitation one hour prior to service.

Interment will follow in Valhalla Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois.

Memorials in Roy’s memory may be made to the Belleville Area Humane Society.