Kurt Roth

Aug 8, 1964 -

June 3, 2020

On June 3, 2020, when 55-year-old Kurt Roth of Anchorage, Alaska, entered heaven, his family is sure he was overjoyed because waiting there for him were so many people he missed for so long. He was preceded in death by his mom, Genevieve Roth; dad, Jacque Roth; stepmom, Jane Walch-Roth; three brothers, Jeff, Scott and Kent Roth; niece, Jenny Lynn Anderson; and nephew, Sean Roth, all of whom he loved and who loved him. What a group hug that must have been.

Kurt, the youngest of eight children, was born in Anchorage, on Aug. 8, 1964, and, as an adult, worked for First National Bank of Anchorage and more recently, Habitat for Humanity. Both are entities he respected and thoroughly enjoyed working for.

Kurt is survived by his much older - his words, not ours - sisters, Cheryl Anderson and Mary Jo Chandler, of whythehelldoyoulivethere Oregon and Washington; two marginally older brothers, Jason and Colin Roth, who live in what Kurt affectionately called "MY Alaska"; and two stepsisters, Paula Nelson and Patrice Thesing, both of Minnesota.

Left behind and sure to embellish his memory are a variety of fun-loving - both fun and loving - nieces and nephews including: Kory Roth, Ryan Roth, Brett Roth, Genevieve Roth, Monica Oakley, Joanna Austin, Jordan Roth, Travis Anderson, Brenda Anderson-Dowd, Danielle Kallaher, Chris Chandler, Sarah Stacey, Brittney Roth, Nicole Roth and Connor Roth.

The loves of his life included his dog, "Lucky," his family, his car restoration projects, riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycles and volunteering. We cannot guarantee this list is in the right order, but we know that "Lucky" was definitely first. The almost 40 years of volunteering and community service for church, city, neighbors, friends and causes he cared about, got him honored multiple times and a finalist to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Gold Pan Award.

Never in a hurry, it took Kurt most of his life to complete his schooling. Most recently, in 2017, he graduated from the University of Alaska with honors and was a member of the Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society.

Although a less than average life span, Kurt did not live an average life. He laughed inappropriately at every chance, constantly looked for a reason to raise a glass in toast, learned what he wanted to learn, fixed what he wanted to fix and loved who he wanted to love.

Cremation will take place and his ashes will be kept until a decision is made where they should be spread: near that great fishing spot out of Seward near his dad, that great hunting and crabbing spot in Southeast Alaska near his brothers, on the tundra where he downed that last Caribou, on the beach in Mazatlán, Mexico where he spent so much time as a child, in Boise, Idaho, where he longed to go just one more time, or flying out of a Crown Royal bag while being held in the wind by someone riding a Harley-Davidson, really, really fast.

His family and friends will miss his kind and generous spirit, but are sure that whenever they think of him, they will smile ... and then shake their heads and chuckle.

Donations can be made to the Children's Hospital at Providence or Habitat for Humanity, both are in Anchorage.