James Merle Rosentrater

1922 - 2007  (85 years)

• Name	James Merle Rosentrater
  Birth	9 Sep 1922	Tabor, Freemont County, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Oct 2007	Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
  Buried	27 Oct 2007	Canby, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
  Notes	"Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-JDDC : accessed 5 June 2020), Fred Carl Rosentrater in entry for James Merle Rosentrater, 09 Sep 1922, Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 499719, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101767312. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-JDDC "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRM-VMHV : accessed 5 June 2020), Fred Rosentrater in entry for James Merle Rosentrater, Gresham, Oregon, United States, 25 Oct 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Outlook, The, born-digital text. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146304396/james-merle-rosentrater James Merle Rosentrater Obituaries - Oct. 27 Outlook, The (Gresham, OR) - Thursday, October 25, 2007 Sept. 9, 1922-Oct. 20, 2007 Fairview resident James Merle Rosentrater, 85, died Saturday, Oct. 20, at his home. A public memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, 2530 S.E. 89th Ave., Portland. James was born Sept. 9, 1922, in Tabor, Iowa, to Fred and Mildred (Cosgrove) Rosentrater. He graduated from Colorado Springs Bible College, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in religion and a Bachelor of Theology degree. On July 18, 1946, he married Jeanne Beckner in Bremerton, Wash. He first worked as an electrician for the U.S. Corps of Engineers and later hung sheetrock. In 1958, he was a Wesleyan Minister for one year in Pueblo, Colo., then from 1959-62 in Southwick, Idaho. He was a pastor from 1962-87 in Hermiston and from 1987-93 at the Westwood Wesleyan Church in Seattle. The Rev. Rosentrater had lived in the Portland area since 1993 and assisted with churches in the area as a pastor. Survivors include his sons, Kenneth James Rosentrater of Anchorage, Alaska, Keith John Rosentrater of Salem and Karl Joseph Rosentrater of Beaverton; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to the Faith Mission Inc., P.O. Box 161, Needmore, Pa., 17238-0161. Pastor from 1962-87 in Hermiston and from 1987-93 at the Westwood Wesleyan Church in Seattle.
  Person ID	I0130	Rosentreter_Tree
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Fred Charles Rosentrater,   b. 23 Dec 1886, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1956, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mildred Marie Colegrove,   b. 5 Jun 1888, Tabor, Freemont County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1976, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	10 Jan 1912	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
  Notes	"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJC-MHL : accessed 5 June 2020), Fred C Rosentrater, Ross, Fremont, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 9A, line 10, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 656; FHL microfilm 2,340,391. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJC-MHL "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z2-K9XW : 28 November 2018), Fred C Rosentrater and Mildred M Colegrove, 10 Jan 1912; citing Marriage, University Place, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,429,843. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64502019/
  Documents		Fred Charles Rosentrater & Mildred Colegrove - Marriage Announcement
  Family ID	F0539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanne Lois Beckner,   b. 26 Aug 1923, Oneida Township, Delaware County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 2007, Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1946	Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA
  Notes	"Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNB-68H9 : 26 September 2017), James Merle Rosentrater and Jeanne Lois Beckner, 11 Jul 1946, Kitsap, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 004280366. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2378/images/15697457_68eca175-ae50-4121-898b-e7df8a72b159
  Children	1. Kenneth James Rosentrater,   b. 29 Nov 1948, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 2019, Anchorage, Alaska, USA  (Age 70 years)  [Birth]   2. Rev Keith John Rosentrater   3. Karl Joseph Rosentrater
  Documents		James Merle Rosentrater & Jeanne Beckner - Marriage Record
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F0541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 9 Sep 1922 - Tabor, Freemont County, Iowa, USA Marriage - 18 Jul 1946 - Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA Death - 20 Oct 2007 - Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Buried - 27 Oct 2007 - Canby, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth