Obituary Record

Henry Rohwer
Died on 2/11/1943

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Since the death date was not given, the news article date was used. Published in the Enterprise February 11, 1943

HENRY ROHWER DIED SUNDAY AT CALHOUN

CAME TO COUNTY IN 1868, WAS AN OUTSTANDING CHARACTER

FORMER LEGISLATOR AND BANKER

Henry Rohwer, eighty four years of age, passed away Sunday at his home in Fort Calhoun. He had not been ill and his death came as a shock to the relatives and friends.

Deceased was an outstanding character in his community where all who knew him have nothing but words of praise for him. He was the soul of integrity, a real gentleman of the old school and his life was one well worthy of emulation.

He came with his parents from Germany in 1868 and the family settled on a farm near Calhoun. From the first the father was the leader in his community, was trusted by the early settlers who went to him for advice.

The same gentlemanly instincts that guided the life of the father were handed down to the son and he led as nearly an ideal life as was possible for a man to lead.

He married late in life but had no children and the wife died a number of years back and his sister kept house for him until her death. Since then a niece has made her home with him.

In his business activities he was a long term of years a farmer and when he retired and moved to Calhoun he became interested in the banking business. The depression which swept the country after the First World War and in which so many banks crashed, took most of his life’s savings but he never complained.

He was the president of the Washington County Historical Society and took great pride in the Museum at Calhoun. He was also deeply interested in the Pioneer and Old Settlers picnic of which he was an active member on the board and always ready to do his part.

Calhoun will greatly miss him as he was always interested in the social and civic life of the community.

In 1894 he was elected member of the county board when that body consisted of thirteen members. He served in that capacity for six years.

In 1900 he was elected to the state legislature where he served with honor to himself and his county and later for around twenty years he served as president of the Fort Calhoun bank.

Of the family who came in 1868, only one brother, Chris, who is in the State House in Lincoln, remains.

He was an active member of The Wilde-Woods Circle, being one of the charter members, and this organization sent a beautiful wreath of flowers at the time of his funeral rites which were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Presbyterian Church in Calhoun.

Internment was made it the Fort Calhoun Cemetery.

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