Roland Boettger

Funeral service for Roland ‘Rollie’ Boettger, 90, was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 3, at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Chaplain Noel Wetter officiating.  Interment was in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.  Miltary Honors were conducted by John Watson Post 257 American Legion.

Mr. Boettger died Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.

Roland ‘Rollie’ John Boettger was born October 3, 1925, in Springfield, Brown County, Minnesota, to Arthur and Elsie (Kettner) Boettger. He graduated from Springfield High School then served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Rollie farmed with his father until taking over the farm on his own. He was the course superintendent at the Springfield Golf Club for a few years. Rollie loved baseball and played town team ball for Springfield and Comfrey during his earlier years. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Baker Johnson on January 2, 1979, in Apache Junction, Arizona. Rollie loved kids and developed the Boettger Family Charitable Fund that awards scholarships to graduating seniors. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield and enjoyed fishing, golfing, and traveling.

He is survived by his sister, Ardis (Gordon) Alexander of Vesta; nephews, Mark (Lynn) Zamzow and their children, Emily and Elise; Joel (Kris) Zamzow and their children, MacKenzie and Hunter; and Daniel Zamzow. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Robert, in 1951; and nephew, Timothy Zamzow, in 1984; brother-in-law, Edmund Zamzow, in 2000; and wife, Evelyn, in 2013. 

Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield was entrusted with funeral arrangements. On line condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.