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Jacob John Rohr Sr.

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Jacob John Rohr Sr.

Birth
Munjor, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
Death
3 Aug 1975 (aged 71)
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Hayden Sec, Lot 205-C
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Jacob Rohr, 71, 5318 W. 28th, died shortly after arrival at a Topeka hospital Sunday morning. He had been readmitted to the same hospital May 12, was released in June and then readmitted July 6 and released later. He had a heart ailment.

He was born May 29, 1904 at Munjor in Ellis County and lived in Topeka about 47 years.

He formerly lived at 326 Jewell. He was a member of Assumption Catholic Church and Eagles Lodge No. 58. He formerly assisted in operating the Rohr Brothers Appliance Store and later operated the Park Inn.

He was married to Amelia M. Schiffelbein July 28, 1931. She died Feb. 2, 1965.

Survivors include a son, Jacob J. Rohr Jr., Park Forest, Ill.; two daughters, Marilyn Rohr, at home, and Mrs. Ruth Strecker, Salina; six brothers, Frank Rohr, Ness City, Tony Rohr, Great Bend, Richard Rohr, 1151 Mission, Rudy Rohr, Redwood City, Calif., John Rohr, Phoenix, Ariz., and Albert Rohr, Houston, Tex.; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Gabel and Clara Rohr, both of 1000 Kansas, Mrs. Aggie Dugdale, 1122 Jackson, and Sister Mary Alban Rohr, Wichita; and 11 grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Assumption Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Rohr will lie in state from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Brennan Funeral Home where rosaries will be recited by the parish at 7:30 p.m. and by Daughters of Isabella at 8 p.m. today.

Topeka Capital-Journal, 8/4/1975

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Jacob Rohr, 71, 5318 W. 28th, died shortly after arrival at a Topeka hospital Sunday morning. He had been readmitted to the same hospital May 12, was released in June and then readmitted July 6 and released later. He had a heart ailment.

He was born May 29, 1904 at Munjor in Ellis County and lived in Topeka about 47 years.

He formerly lived at 326 Jewell. He was a member of Assumption Catholic Church and Eagles Lodge No. 58. He formerly assisted in operating the Rohr Brothers Appliance Store and later operated the Park Inn.

He was married to Amelia M. Schiffelbein July 28, 1931. She died Feb. 2, 1965.

Survivors include a son, Jacob J. Rohr Jr., Park Forest, Ill.; two daughters, Marilyn Rohr, at home, and Mrs. Ruth Strecker, Salina; six brothers, Frank Rohr, Ness City, Tony Rohr, Great Bend, Richard Rohr, 1151 Mission, Rudy Rohr, Redwood City, Calif., John Rohr, Phoenix, Ariz., and Albert Rohr, Houston, Tex.; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Gabel and Clara Rohr, both of 1000 Kansas, Mrs. Aggie Dugdale, 1122 Jackson, and Sister Mary Alban Rohr, Wichita; and 11 grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Assumption Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Rohr will lie in state from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Brennan Funeral Home where rosaries will be recited by the parish at 7:30 p.m. and by Daughters of Isabella at 8 p.m. today.

Topeka Capital-Journal, 8/4/1975

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21004967/jacob_john-rohr: accessed ), memorial page for Jacob John Rohr Sr. (29 May 1904–3 Aug 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21004967, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Oz (contributor 46520830).