Gary V. Rothmeyer Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Coleman Funeral Home of Olive Branch Gary V. Rothmeyer, 73, passed away, July 11, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Olive Branch, Mississippi. A service for the family will be held Thursday morning at Coleman Funeral Home. Interment will take place at a later date at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ, of Queen of Peace Catholic Church will officiate. Gary was born December 29, 1946 in McCook, Nebraska to the late Alvin R. Rothmeyer and Mary (Sughroue) Rothmeyer. He grew up in McCook and attended St. Patrick's Catholic School through the 9th grade, and then to McCook High School where he graduated in 1964. He attended McCook Community College and completed his studies at UNK in 1969 with a BS in Business Administration. Gary was drafted into the Army in 1969 as a Medic and was honorably discharged in 1972 as an E5 earning a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and numerous other medals for his injuries he received while serving his country. Mr. Rothmeyer was married on August 23, 1975 to Marsha Miller in McCook, Nebraska and to this union they had two children, Joylynn and Darren. Gary was elected to the McCook City Council and later Mayor of McCook and served until 1986 when he moved his family to Aurora, Colorado. He was married on May 23, 2003 to Connie (Houghtelling) Shelly in Aurora, Colorado. In 2009, when Gary retired, they moved to Indianola, NE where they lived until 2013 and made the decision to move to Grand Island to be closer to the VA Clinic. As his health deteriorated they made the decision to move to Mississippi where family could help with his care. Gary was a Nebraska and Atlanta Braves fan, a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 11363, and the American Legion Post 344 until the move was made to Mississippi. Mr. Rothmeyer was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Lorene Phillips, brothers-in-law John Jones, Dean Lawson and Ted Phillips. Survivors include his wife, Connie; children Joylynn Rothmeyer, Aurora, Colorado and Darren (Lili), Big Sky, Montana, step-children Melanie (Isaiah) Upton, Olive Branch, Mississippi and Stephanie Shelly, Olive Branch, Mississippi; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving are three brothers, Al (friend Anne), McCook, Nebraska, Wayne (Judy) Las Vegas, Nevada, Larry (Saundra), Leavenworth, Kansas; two sisters, Dolores Lawson, Hayes Center, Nebraska and Anne Jones, Grand Island, Nebraska. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Resurrection Knights of Columbus at 1608 Piper Street, Grand Island, NE 68803.

Gary V. Rothmeyer

December 29, 1946 - July 11, 2020

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Gary V. Rothmeyer

December 29, 1946 - July 11, 2020

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