Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 10-31-01 Elmer Henry Rothe, 80, of Greeley died Monday, Oct. 29, at North Colorado Medical Center. He was born Feb. 6, 1921, in Cheyenne to Henry and Katie (Brunner) Rothe. On June 17, 1945, he married Mildred Simmons at the First Christian Church in Greeley. Mr. Rothe attended school in La Salle. In 1940, he moved west of Greeley with his family and farmed and fed cattle with his brothers, Harry and Manuel. In 1973, he moved to Greeley. He continued to farm and feed cattle with his brother in the Wiggins-Weldona area. In about 1983, he quit farming, but continued to manage his farms. A member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Greeley, Mr. Rothe served on the council and on the building-finance committee. He was the last president of Hazelton School. He was on the board of the Greeley Loveland Ditch Co. for 36 years, served on the Greeley Water and Sewer Board from 1983-93; and was a member of the Colorado Water Congress. He also served on the First National Bank board from 1988-96; Groundwater Appropriators of the South Platte River for 26 years; the Riverside Ditch Board; and the Weld County Planning Commission for 10 years. He served on an economic planning committee under Gov. Richard Lamm. He received numerous awards, including the Goodyear National Conservation Award in 1957; EPA Excellence Award in 1990; two DeKalb 200 Bushel Club awards; five Great Western High Station awards; two Achievement Awards from Colorado 10,000 Pounds Sugar Club; and several High Ten Sugar awards. He also was a member of the T-Bone Club. Mr. Rothe loved to get together with friends to play cards, visit and go out to dinner. He also enjoyed time spent at a mountain ranch he owned in the Red Feather Lakes area. Survivors are his wife, Mildred Rothe of Greeley; three sons, Larry Rothe of Fort Morgan, Kenneth Rothe of Weldona and Kevin Rothe of Denver; a sister, Wilma Stromberger of Imperial, Neb.; two brothers, Manuel Rothe of Greeley and Lee Rothe of Sterling; and three grandchildren, Matthew Rothe of El Cerrito, Calif., Nathan Rothe of Golden and Kelly Rothe of Fort Morgan. His parents, his sister Florence Schmidt and his brother, Harry Rothe, are deceased. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Our Savior’s Lutheran, 1800 21st Ave. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit form noon-8 p.m. Thursday at Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Contributions may be made to Our Savior’s Lutheran in care of the West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley 80634.