James Thomas Rothert's Obituary
James Thomas Rothert, 80, of Kihei passed away on February 28, 2020 at Hospice Maui. Nakamura Mortuary will be assisting with all arrangements.
James Rothert was born on June 19, 1939 to Fred and Alice Rothert of Auburn, Nebraska. He is predeceased by his wife, Jane. After high school, he joined the Peace Corps which took him to the Dominican Republic. He later moved to Puerto Rico and began his professional career at Colgate-Palmolive. He later settled in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he and his wife helped to raise their two children, Kip and Curtis, and worked as a software engineer for IBM for over 30 years. His continued love for the tropics brought his family to Molokai from 1983-1984 before returning to the Bay Area. After retirement, he returned to Hawaii, moving to Kihei, Maui, where he remained until his death.
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