Obituary for Dale Rothamer

Dale John Rothamer, age 79, passed away peacefully at the House of the Dove on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. Dale was born in Medford, WI to the late David Rothamer and Hannah (Poehnlein) Rothamer. Dale John Rothamer was born January 16, 1945 and lived on the family farm in Medford, WI.  In 1952, the family purchased the farm in Loyal that Dale later on purchased from his parents and farmed until the barn fire on March 27, 1997, when Dale decided to sell the farm at that time. After the sale of the farm, Dale moved to Lake Holcombe where he built a beautiful home out on a peninsula and worked at a lumber yard for a few years until selling and moving back to Marshfield to be closer to his kids and grandkids. He continued working in the lumber business for a number of years until retiring.

Dale first and foremost enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and the many other family and close friends he became so close with over the years. He loved all his animals while on the farm and upon moving to town, Dale quickly continued his love for animals that visited him at his home including many deer, tons of birds and a couple of ducks each year (that he called Diane and Dudley). Back in the day, Dale enjoyed showing off his polka dancing skills with his very close friend and dance partner, Barb. It was during his dancing years where he met many wonderful friends.

He was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Marshfield and when Dale was not able to attend church services in person, he “traveled most of his Sunday,” as he would tell everyone, attending a number of different services in different cities and states on TV.

Dale will be dearly missed by his 2 daughters, Shelli Rothamer of Marshfield and Staci (Neal) Ward of West Allis, WI; 8 grandchildren, Amanda (George) Bruce, Justin (Kate) Rothamer, Kyle Rothamer, Tyler Draxler, Caleb Cline, Isaac (Shamaira) Cline, Olivia Rothamer and Shaylee Overholt; 8 great-grandchildren, Jaggyr, Jax and Julian Rothamer, Hudson and Caitlin Bruce, Harper Blume, Judd Rothamer and Theo Cline; special life-long friend, Barb Dux, Marshfield, WI; one brother, Lee (JoAnne) Rothamer of Madison, two sisters-in-law, Marcie (Dennis) Rothamer of Phoenix, Arizona and Diane (Alan) Rothamer of River Falls, WI and many nieces, nephews and so many others that he grew very close with over his many years.

In Heaven, he was welcomed home by his parents, David and Hannah; three brothers, Dennis Rothamer, Gary Rothamer and Alan Rothamer and one sister, Shirley (Ronald) Domine; a sister-in-law, Marlene (Gary) Rothamer and a brother-in-law, Ronald Domine.

Services for Dale will be held at St. John’s Catholic Church in Marshfield, WI on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 11:00 am. Visitation will be held at St. John’s Catholic Church from 9:00 am until the beginning of services with burial at the West Spencer Cemetery immediately following church service. Pallbearers will be Kyle Rothamer, Justin Rothamer, Caleb Cline, Isaac Cline, Olivia Rothamer, Shaylee Overholt, George Bruce, and Neal Ward. The service will be streamed online at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes.

In lieu of flowers, please feel free to donate money to a memorial for dad’s gravestone.

We would like to thank the very wonderful, loving and caring staff on 6N at Marshfield Medical Center that dad called his “angels” along with the amazing staff at The House of the Dove where he spent his final days surrounded by the love of his family.

Condolences can be sent online at www.rembsfh.com