Joseph V. Roth, age 70, died Sunday, January 28, 2007, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 31, 2007, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be precede services at the church Wednesday morning. Joseph Virgil Roth was born March 25, 1936, at Brookings, South Dakota, to Frank and Esther (Johnson) Roth. He attended country school in Moody County and worked with ADVANCE, Larson Manufacturing, and Twin City Fan & Blower. He received awards for excellence from the National Weather Service. He most recently lived at the Cozy Corner in Elkton. Survivors include three sisters: Lorraine (John) Trei of Rockford, Illinois, Margaret (Richard) Hempel of Lennox, South Dakota, and Dorothy (Darrell) Bauder of Morehead, Minnesota; and seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.