Leida Marietta (Roth) Dingfelder, age 89 of Rochester passed away on November 7, 2014 at Samaritan Bethany Home.

Leida Roth was born April 18, 1925 in Lewiston, MN to Edwin and Amanda (Beilke)  Roth. She moved to Rochester as a baby. She completed eighth grade at Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Rochester High School in 1945. On March 17, 1946 she married Darwin W. Dingfelder of Bluff Siding, WI at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. Leida worked at various places including Waters Conley and Kresege's Dime Store during WWII, Stotts Glove Factory in Winona, Stevenson's in Rochester and over twenty years at Ben Franklin Elementary. Leida enjoyed traveling especially going to Darwin's U.S. California Navy Reunions. She also enjoyed coordinating her high school class reunions.

She is survived by her husband Darwin of over 68 years; children, Diane Barclay of Galesville, WI, Scott Dingfelder of Rochester; grandchildren, Jenna Barclay of Denton, TX, Gareth Dingfelder of Eau Claire, WI; sisters, LaVerne Thompson of Rochester, Esther (Roger) Price of White Bear Lake, MN, Alice (Jack) Coggins of Rochester and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Sydney Roth and Arnold Roth.

A funeral service for Leida will be held on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 11:00am in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the family.

Macken Funeral Home is handling the arrangements and online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com