ROHR, Julius B.

1870 - 1962  (91 years)

• Name	ROHR, Julius B.
  Nickname	Jule
  Birth	25 May 1870	Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 May 1962	Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Julius Rohr Julius Rohr, 92, 625 Georgia st., a foreman for the Ahnapee and Western Railroad before his retirement, died at his home Friday of old age complications. He had been ill for five weeks. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Rohr, he was born in Brussels on May 25, 1870 and lived in Casco and Algoma before coming to Sturgeon Bay in April of 1909. He worked for the railroad 48 years. He married the former Elizabeth Seiler on June 25, 1895. He was a member of the Holy Name Society. Survivors include the widow; four daughters. Sr. M. Casilda, St. Mary's hospital, Milwaukee, Mrs. Harry (Myrtle) Yano, New York, N.Y.. Mrs. Charles (Ethel) Alcott, Kenosha and Mrs. Roy (Helen) Schaefer, Sturgeon Bay; three sons, Eldon, Kewaunee, Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, and John, Forestville; 24 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held this Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's church, the REv. A. J. Koeferl officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. ARrangements were handled by the Stoneman funeral home.
  Burial	Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Address: St. Joseph Cemetery
  Person ID	I2024	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	ROUER, Theodor,   b. 25 Apr 1831, Belgium d. 1 Apr 1892, Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States (Age 60 years)
  Mother	DEGREVE, Marie Antonette,   b. 6 May 1847, Beauvechain, Brabant Wallon, Belgium d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1865
  Family ID	F342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SEILER, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Sep 1875, Forestville, Door, Wisconsin, United States d. 17 Mar 1964, Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1895  [1]
  Children	1. CASILDA, Sr. M.,   b. 19 Aug 1894, Forestville, Door, Wisconsin, United States d. 30 Jul 1975, Wheaton, Dupage, Illinois, United States (Age 80 years) > 2. ROHR, Edith M.,   b. 1900, Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States d. 16 May 1959 (Age 59 years) + 3. ROHR, Alvin,   b. 1904   d. 1981 (Age 77 years) + 4. ROHR, Ethel M.,   b. 21 Apr 1909, Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States d. 25 Nov 1982, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States (Age 73 years)   5. ROHR, Joseph,   b. 1912   d. 1990 (Age 78 years)   6. ROHR, John,   b. 1915   d. 1994 (Age 79 years) > 7. ROHR, Helen Marie,   b. 30 Mar 1918, Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States d. 14 May 1994, Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F2312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2025

  
  

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  RO-Rohr Jules Rohr (Rouer)

  
  

• Notes

  married 1895 8 children

  
  

• Sources

  [S423] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Door County Advocate - Door County Newspaper Archive, Julius Rohr; obituary; 8 May 1962; Section 1, Page 2, Column 2; viewed online; 13 November 2023. Julius Rohr Julius Rohr, 92, 625 Georgia st., a foreman for the Ahnapee and Western Railroad before his retirement, died at his home Friday of old age complications. He had been ill for five weeks. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Rohr, he was born in Brussels on May 25, 1870 and lived in Casco and Algoma before coming to Sturgeon Bay in April of 1909. He worked for the railroad 48 years. He married the former Elizabeth Seiler on June 25, 1895. He was a member of the Holy Name Society. Survivors include the widow; four daughters. Sr. M. Casilda, St. Mary's hospital, Milwaukee, Mrs. Harry (Myrtle) Yano, New York, N.Y.. Mrs. Charles (Ethel) Alcott, Kenosha and Mrs. Roy (Helen) Schaefer, Sturgeon Bay; three sons, Eldon, Kewaunee, Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, and John, Forestville; 24 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held this Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's church, the REv. A. J. Koeferl officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. ARrangements were handled by the Stoneman funeral home.