Charles A. Rohrbacher

Charles A. Rohrbacher, 77, of Delphos, died at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos.

He was born November 13, 1934, in Lima, the son of the late Albert L. Rohrbacher and Chloe (Evick) Rison Rohrbacher. He married Gwen (Frericks) Fischer, who survives in Delphos.

Other survivors include a son, Charles A. Rohrbacher of Delphos; three daughters, Suzi (Jim) Bechtel of Goshen, Ind., Sheryl (Don) Quan of Canton, Mich., and Sharla (Brian) LaVelleof Columbus, Ind.; one brother, Jay L. Rohrbacher of Lauderhill, Fla.; two sisters, Joy (Charley) Carr of Gautier, Miss., and Josephine (Lewis) Neff of Lima; seven grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.

A daughter, Sharyn Rohrbacher, and one brother, Clifford Rison, also preceded him in death.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, December 17, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos, with Father Melvin Verhoff officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, with graveside military rites performed by the Delphos Veterans Council.

Calling hours are from 2-8 p.m. Friday, December 16, at Harter and Schier Funeral Home in Delphos, where a parish wake will be held at 7:30 that evening.

Preferred memorials: St. John’s Teacher Endowment Fund or the American Cancer Society.