Service Information
Curtis Roiger, age 56, of Buffalo Lake, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018, at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at 11:00 A.M. at the United Methodist Church in Hector.
Interment will follow in Lake Preston Cemetery, Preston Lake Township, rural Buffalo Lake.
Visitation will be Monday, January 8, 2018, from 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. at the Hughes-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hector, and will continue on Tuesday at the United Methodist Church for one hour prior to the Service.
Obituary
Curtis Glenn Roiger was born June 12, 1961, in Olivia, Minnesota, the son of Glendon and Marie (Sellner) Roiger. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Catholic Church in Hector. Curt grew up in Buffalo Lake where he attended school, and graduated from the Buffalo Lake High School with the Class of 1980.
After school he started working at Midwest Bean Company in Hector. In 1984, Curt went to work at Mid America Plastics in Shakopee, Minnesota as a machinist, and later as a programmer. Curt’s co-workers became a second family to him; many of them are still working together today 30-plus years later. In June of 2016, he went to work for Aeromat Plastics, a company started by a friend in his work family. Curt loved his job, was proud to be asked to join the Aeromat team, and dedicated to making this new business grow.
On January 25, 2002, Curt was united in marriage to Dana Wiggert in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were blessed with three children, Joseph, Jacob, and Shelby. Curt enjoyed being on the farm where he and Dana could raise their children in the country. He enjoyed playing dice and games with his family, taking some family trips exploring the country, and simply spending time with his family. He enjoyed life, was proud of his children, and was deeply loved by his wife and children.
Curt is survived by his:
Wife, Dana Roiger, of Buffalo Lake;
Children: Joseph Roiger, Jacob Roiger, and Shelby Roiger, of Buffalo Lake;
Brother, David Roiger and his wife Becky, of Lake Lillian;
Sisters: Laura Roiger of Denver, Colorado,
Cheryl Ewer and her husband Larry of Bismarck., North Dakota,
Yvonne Anderson and her husband Bart of Chisago City, Minnesota;
Brother-in-law, Dean Wiggert of Buffalo Lake;
Sister-in-law, Dawn Swanson and her husband Brad of Buffalo Lake;
nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends.
Curtis was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn and Marie Roiger, his brother, Patrick Roiger, and by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Arlo and Sharon Wiggert.
Connie Schaufler says
So heartbreaking. Thoughts and prayers to Dana and the children.
Erika Hoversten says
Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family.
Richard and Erika Hoversten.
Janice Ken Kobbermann Bruyere says
So sorry for your loss!! Curtis was a wonderful person!! Cherish all your memories!!!
Jeanne Kadelbach says
My deepest sympathy for your loss.
Jean and Charlie Grimm says
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family in the loss of Curtis. Curtis was a great guy and the life of the party! I was lucky enough to hang around with him during high school and I will cherish those memories forever. But you know what they say, God only takes the best.
Donald Clasemann says
My sympathies to your family
Jo Reck says
Dear Dana, Joe, Jake and Shelby~
My heart is heavy and truly aches for your huge loss. I feel so fortunate to have known Curt and to have experienced just a small portion of the love that your precious family had and continues to have for your each other. You have definitely been blessed in your years together, but there just weren’t enough of them….there never are when we lose someone we deeply love. Please know that I wish I could be there with you, to hold you and cry with you. I am praying for comfort and peace for all of you as you struggle through the days and weeks ahead~ my sympathies to Dean, Dawn and Brad as well as Curt’s brother and sisters. I know Curt will leave a void in the lives of the many people who knew and loved him~
Much love from my heart to yours~ Jo