Roehrich, John Richard "Dick" 1907-1981

ROEHRICH, WILKEN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 2/9/2009 at 20:34:07

JOHN (DICK) ROEHRICH

Funeral services for John Richard (Dick) Roehrich, 74, a Plymouth County native and lifelong resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s American Lutheran Church, Merrill.

Rev. Harold Norheim will officiate and burial will be in LeMars Memorial Cemetery under the direction of the Luken-Johnson Funeral Home in LeMars.

Mr. Roehrich died Sept. 9, 1981, at Brentwood Good Samaritan Center where he had lived for the last five years.

There will be a scripture service Friday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Roehrich was born March 10, 1907, in Grant township, Plymouth county, to Charles and Katherine Wilken Roehrich. He was a farmer and a member of Wasmer Post, American Legion. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the army.

Mr. Roehrich was a member of St. John’s church.

Survivors are two brothers, Charles and Walter, both of Hinton. There are 10 nieces and nephews surviving.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, and four brothers.

~Source: The Hinton Progress, Sept. 10, 1981