The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-11
Russell c.. ROttger
Dies Suddenly at
Home During Sleep
Telephone Company Official
Was Active as Civic
Leader Here.

Russell G. Rottger, AZ, of $500
Washington boulevard, vice-presi-
dent of the Indiana Bell Telephone
Company, died in sleep at his home
at 1920 last. night.
Confined to his home only short
while, Mr.. Rottger's death came un-
expectedly to members of his fam
lily. Cause of death, according to
physicians, was cardiac embolism
induced by liberated colitis.
Mr.. Rottger is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Rott-
ger; his widow, Mrs. Florence Rott-
ger, and one daughter, Rosemary
Jane Rottger.
Simple Rites Are Set
Simple funeral services at which
no military or fraternal rites will
be conducted, but to which friends
are welcome, will be held at 2 p. m
Friday at the Flanner & Buchanan
mortuary. Burial will be in Grown
Hill.
Active since his, residence in Indi-
annapolis in the civic and business
life of the community, Mr.. Rottgel
was a past president of the Adver-
Using Club, member of the Saliva
ton Army advisory board, the Boy
Scouts of Indiana council and court
of honor, and Indianapolis council
of Camp Fire Girls.
He was general chairman thi:
spring of the city-wide moderniza-
ton drive which resulted in the
creation of hundreds of jobs fol
local unemployed and was an out
standing leader in Community
Fund affairs.
Aided in Community Fund
Mr.. Rottger only recently accept
ed the post of district leader fol
the approaching fund drive and
was the first president of the Indi-
vidual Gifts Fellowship Of the
Community Fund, an organization
of 600 which serves annually as
volunteer workers.
Arthur v. Brown, Community Func
president, To-Day paid high tribute tt
Mr.. Rottger'S service to the COM
munity.
1.-The death Of Mr.. Rottger," Mr.
Brown said, SIS a serious loss to In
dianapolis.
His fine sense of civic response.
bilityaand humanitarian concern ex-
pressed itself year after year in his
undertaking positions of major re-
sponsibility in civic and welfare &C
tivitieS.
Death Is Heavy Loss
"He will be missed by his fellow.
workers in the ranks of the Com
munity Fund organization and hi'
loss imposes heavy responsibility
on those who must undertake the
tasks he performed so ably.
His years of active work for the
unfortunate and the underprivilegec
constitute a fine monument o.
achievement for a man so young"
Mr.. Rottger was lieutenant
colonel in the Indiana nationa
guard, Thirty-eighth division, anC
was knights Tenplar, member o.
the Scottish Rite and was thirty
second degree Mason.
Rise Was Rapid
His clubs included the Illini, Co.
lumbia, Indianapolis Athletic, Uni
versity, Rotary, Indianapolis Coun-
try, and Union League.
Mr.. Rottger was born in Jackson
vile, Ill, was graduated from tbs
high shcool at Springfield, ILL.,, anC
received an ABB in 1913 from thu
University of Illinois.
During his college vacations HI
worked for the telephone compan!
as collector and timekeeper. Hi
rise with the telephone industry il
Illinois was rapid and he came herr
to Indiana Bell May /, 1929, as as
sistant vice president He was elect
ed president Nov. 1 of the sam,
year.