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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271843
Title: Richard Rohr
Date: 8/20/1924-10/20/2020
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Inscription/Marks: 8/20/1924
Summary: Richard Rohr, 96, of Dickinson passed away, Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at CHI St. Alexius Health in Dickinson. Liturgy of the word was at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2020, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Burial followed at Gladstone Cemetery. Richard was born August 20, 1924, in Gladstone to Anton and Anna (Herr) Rohr. He grew up and helped on the family farm. He married Violet Wetch on October 16, 1947. To this union five children were born; Glen, Timothy, Thomas, Pamela and Rick. The couple raised their children North of Gladstone until Violet’s passing in 1959. Richard married Angie Wetch on February 27, 1960. Together they added two more children to their family; Kim and Kevin. Richard and his family moved to Dickinson in 1960 and he began working for the Clay Plant. Due to injuries he began working as a driver for the Bismarck Tribune. Richard loved going to auctions. He was a collector of many things, especially Bells and Dalmatians. Richard loved to make people laugh and was known for his witty sense of humor. Richard was a member of the Eagles and German Hungarian Club. He will be deeply missed. Richard is survived by his children, Tom (Debbie) Rohr of Tyler, TX, Pamela Rohr-Pavlicek of Dickinson, Kim (Carla) Rohr of Folsom, CA, Kevin Rohr of Dickinson; sister, Charlene Frank, Glendive, MT; 10 grandchildren; 18 great- grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sister-in-laws, LaVerne Haugen of Mandan, Gwen Wenger of Mandan, Linda Himmelspach of Marshall, MN, Tammie Anderson of Mandan; brother-in-law, Floyd Wetch of San Diego, CA; numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by wives, Violet Rohr, Angie Rohr; parents; Anton and Anna Rohr; sons, Glen Rohr, Tim Rohr, Rick Rohr; brother; Victor Rohr; sisters, Lena Martin, Alvina Messmer, Viola Sickler, Sue Meissner, Ann Hollinger, Margaret Martin, Christina Messmer, Janet Sickler.
Red ID: FND_I_79338 Image ID: 538230 Image Notes: FND001 271843

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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