Lori “Rainy” Roth

Lori “Rainy” Roth went home to be with her Lord and Savior Sept. 28, 2026, after a long illness. 

Born May 24, 1959, in Castro Valley, California, to Dick and Shirley Dickstein, Rainy took pride that the hospital where she was born later became a mental institution. She joked that it defined her future. 

Rainy grew up in Southern California after a brief stint in New York. In 1977, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she met and married her first husband, Rick (deceased). Together they had two sons, James (1980) and Brian (1984). 

In 1990, she met and married the love of her life, Micky. After a blind date, they were inseparable and married four months later. Shortly after, Micky brought Rainy to visit his mother in Troy, Montana (where he was raised), and Rainy fell in love. 

In 2004, after a bout with cancer, Rainy packed up half the house and moved to the mountains. Micky followed her a year later, and they lived their dream life in Troy. Always having a flair for the dramatic, Rainy was an active thespian for most of her life. 

Rainy loved to sing and was a member of the Celebrity City Chorus (Sweet Adelines chapter), winning awards with the chorus. She also served on the worship team at her Las Vegas church and appeared in many theatre productions. 

Rainy had many careers throughout her life, including telephone operator, Executive Assistant, Bartender, Waitress and Restaurant Manager. However, Rainy was most passionate about her Massage Therapy business, as she felt that was her true calling. 

She opened Mountain Massage in Troy in 2004 and was highly successful. It was only after a back injury that she was forced to close the doors to the business, which broke her heart. Rainy loved helping others and regularly volunteered in the community. She was an EMT with Troy Volunteer Ambulance, chaired Lincoln County Relay For Life, served as volunteer area coordinator for Bountiful Produce Co-op, led the Heritage Children’s Program at Troy Christian Fellowship and volunteered as a Crisis Counselor for Crisis Text Line. 

She was also passionate about helping people with cancer, organizing benefits to support them financially. Rainy served as area coordinator for the 2021 WINGS Boot Drive in Troy. In addition, Rainy was an avid baker (her happy place) and could always be found whipping up something in the kitchen for friends and local events. Rainy loved baking, reading, camping, kayaking, fishing, making TikTok videos, huckleberry picking and gardening. She also enjoyed crafting and making wreaths for her family and friends. 

Rainy was passionate about her chickens (all named) and her two dogs, Finn and Sami. She loved the small-town life. Rainy also learned to read at a very young age and was known to finish a novel in a day. She won a poetry contest in 1989 and was published for the first time. She was later published in the Thomas Wolfe Journal on her college thesis entitled “You Can’t Go Home Again: A Woman’s Narrative.” 

At the time of her death, Rainy was working on a novel compiled from her writings on her Facebook blog, Reflections of Rainy. 

Rainy’s grandchildren were the loves of her life, and she regretted living so far away from them. FaceTiming with the children (Ethan, Desmond, Claire and Zoey) always made her happiest, and spoiling them when she could did, too. 

Rainy is survived by her husband of 36 years, Micky Roth; her children, James (Theresa) and Brian (Rachael) Grayson; her mother, Shirley Dickstein; her sisters, Debbie Boseck (Gary) and Terri Szostek (Steve); her very special aunt, Evelyn Gies; her grandchildren, Ethan, Desmond, Claire and Zoey; nieces, nephews and cousins. 

She was preceded in death by her father, Dick, and a bonus son, Ian Ball, who passed at the age of 16. 

A service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Revel Province, 2960 Tutt Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80922, 719-259-4447. 

As Rainy’s favorite color was purple, please feel free to add a touch of purple flair to your outfit. Another service will be held at a later date at Door of Hope Church in Troy, Montana. 

In lieu of flowers, Rainy requested donations be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or WINGS of Lincoln County, Montana, causes near and dear to her heart.