Kathleen M. Rothering

Rollingstone, MNKathleen Marie Rothering, 41, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at her home in Rollingstone, MN. Kathleen was born February 3, 1968, in LaCrosse, WI, to Edward and Agatha (Maule) Jacobs. Kathleen graduated from Blair High School in 1986. She received her Bachelors' Degree in Elementary Education and minored in Special Education from Winona State University. She married Allen Rothering Jr. on July 1, 1989. Kathleen was a pre-school teacher at Rollingstone Elementary School. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Evangelical Free Church. Kathleen loved to sing and was a worship leader at church as well as involved with many musicals and plays. Kathleen is survived by her husband Allen Jr.; three children, Aleesha, Adam and Jacob; parents, Agatha and Clayton Arneson of Blair, WI; siblings, Patricia (Tom) Baker of Plainview, TX, Gordon (Kim) Jacobs of Green Bay, WI, David (Joanne) Jacobs of Blair, WI, Jeffrey (Sue) Jacobs of Sauk City, WI, Daniel Jacobs of Galesville, WI, Beverley (Jack) Crabtree of Huntsville, AL, and Shirley (Steve) Waite of Waukesha, WI; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Jacobs, and her grandparents.A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 30, 2009, at 11:00am at Pleasant Valley Ev. Free Church with the Reverend Rick Iglesias officiating. Burial will take place at a later date. Friends may call at Pleasant Valley Ev. Free Church on Thursday from 4-8:00pm and also one hour prior to the service at church on Friday.
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