George Rowbotham

George Wesley Rowbotham, age 94, son of the late Gene and Marie Rowbotham, passed from this life on November 7, 2021, following a brief illness. George, better known as Bud around Bison, had lived in Bellevue, Washington since the 1960s. He graduated from Bison High School in 1945, served in the US Navy as a radar technician, and graduated from South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD in 1952. He married Avis Vander Waal that same year. They welcomed two children into their home. Ronald Scot and Renee Darcy.  His career as an electrical engineer took him across the country and the Far East in his employment  by General Electric, Martin Marietta, Sperry Rand and Boeing Corporations. Before retirement he owned his own business. 

Committal services were held on November 26, 2021 in Bellevue with his son-in-law Rich Waltz and his sister the Rev. Ellen Davis officiating. George was preceded in death by his parents, his son Ronald, wife Avis and grandson Andrew. He is survived by his daughter Rene (Rich), Issaquah, WA, sister Ellen, Lincoln, NE , and three granddaughters, Jordan, Jaimie and Anna, all of the Seattle area,  nephews the Rev. Doug Davis (Linda), St. Paul, MN, Mark Davis (Vicki), niece Robin Stone, Lincoln, NE. Notes of sympathy may be set to Renee Waltz at 820 5th Ave. NW, Issaquah, WA 98027 or Ellen Davis at 3630 Pawnee St., Lincoln, NE 68506.