Rotter, Ira F.

Mrs. Evelyn Rotter of Cardin received word that her husband, Ira F. Rotter, fireman first class, previously reported missing, had lost his life as a result of a typhoon last Dec 18. Seaman Rotter volunteered for service and left for training May 31, 1944. He received his boot training and graduated from basic engineering school in San Diego California Before entering the service he was employed as a miner by the Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Company. Seaman Rotter is survived by his wife, and two children, Mrs. Evelyn Rotter; Billy Rotter, 5, and Emma Jane Rotter, 3; two sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Bets of Cardin Oklahoma, and Mrs. Charlene Moreland of Oakland California, and his mother, Mrs. Emma Medley of Independence Missouri. Burial place not noted. Note: G.A.R. cemetery at Miami, has Rotter buried there.