White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

Jesup – Benjamin Patrick Rottinghaus, 20 years old of Evansdale, IA and formerly of Jesup, IA, died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at his home.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Gilbertville, IA with burial at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Gilbertville, IA.

Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at the White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA where there will be a Parish Rosary at 4:00 p.m. and Vigil Service at 6:00 p.m.  Visitation will continue for an hour before services Thursday at the church.  Memorials will be directed to the Bosco System in Gilbertville.

The son of Lee and Debra Rottinghaus, he was born April 14, 1995, in Aurora, Illinois.  Ben graduated from Don Bosco High School with the class of 2013.  He was active in Boy Scouts and had earned the Eagle Scout Award.  He was a self-employed sub contractor working with cabinets and counter tops, and he was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Gilbertville.

Ben is survived by his parents, Lee & Debra Rottinghaus of Jesup; two brothers, Ryan and Luke Rottinghaus, both of Evansdale; 3 sisters, Mindy (Lingheng YE) Rottinghaus of College Point, NY, Brianna (Jeremy Kurth) Rottinghaus of Ackley, IA, Andrea Rottinghaus of Jesup; a nephew, Jackson Kurth; paternal grandmother, Doris Rottinghaus of Cedar Falls; maternal grandparents, Duane & Joanne Craft of La Porte City, IA.  His paternal grandfather, Robert B. Rottinghaus, preceded him in death.