Gottlieb "Gus" Matthew Rohde III

Gottlieb “Gus” Rohde, 86, of Dewey, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023. Gus was born on December 7th, 1936, to Gottlieb and Florence Rohde in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Admiral Farragut High School in 1954, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served from 1957 to 1961. Gus was stationed at Altus AFB, Oklahoma where he served as a Maintenance Specialist on B-52 aircraft. In 1958, he married his wife Sandra (Abenanty), from Syracuse, NY, and after completing a four-year enlistment in the Air Force, he and Sandra moved to Liverpool, NY where they went on to raise five sons. Gus joined the New York State Police in 1962 and served as a State Trooper until his retirement in 1978. Prior to retiring from the State Police, he earned his private pilot license and also earned various pilot ratings including his Commercial Transport License. Gus then served as a commercial pilot for ten years flying for Sair Aviation, Coin Laundry, and Niagara Mohawk. He was a certified member of the Quiet Birdmen (QB) pilot’s fraternity. In 1986 Gus moved to Cody, Wyoming, closer to his brother Peter and mother Florence. While living in Wyoming he worked part time as a mountain outfitter and frequently enjoyed hunting and fishing in the great outdoors. Gus then moved to Dewey, Oklahoma in 2002 where he joined the Our Lady of Guadalupe church community. He served as a Sunday school teacher for many years and became very involved with the Catholic charity Unbound, where his passion for service grew. Gus personally sponsored several children living in Honduras and Guatemala to provide much needed education, health, and welfare necessities and watched many of his sponsored children grow into adulthood. Gus took several trips to Central America over the years to visit the children he sponsored and to see first-hand the challenges they faced. Gus is survived by his younger brother Peter, and his five sons: Michael (Tricia), David (Patrice), Richard (Gina), William (Lisa), and Thomas; and his five grandchildren: Justin, Matthew, Renae, Camille, and Madeline. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to “The Journey Home” https://www.thejourneyhomeok.org/. Visitation will be held Monday from 11am to 8pm at the Davis Family Funeral Home, 918-534-3030, 113 S. Osage (Hwy. 75). A rosary will be said on Monday at 7pm, in the Davis Family Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral mass will be held Tuesday, 10am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Dewey Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared with family at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.

Gottlieb "Gus" Matthew Rohde III

December 7, 1936 - May 19, 2023