The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-06-02
END COMES
SUDDENLY FOR
c. A. ROEHR|G

Death came suddenly for Conrad A.
(Tony) ROehrig. Wyandotte clothing
merchant for 80 years
Late last Friday afternoon Charles
S;ellman, plumber, was passing the
ROehrig store building on Biddle ave
nue near Oak. when he noticed Il hu-
man hand on the flOOg. The door was
unlocked. Entering, he discovered the
lifeie>> form of MIR. ROehrig Stellman
left at once in search Uf a doctor, en-
countering Charles III. MARI and Officer
Sieg on the way out. The three entered
the store, and little later Mr.. Mari
conveyed the sad news ID Mr.. kOeh-
rigs family.
MIR iOehrig had gone To the store,
which was unOccupled, early III the AT
tcrnUOn To meet parties who were ln-
tereSted i'll taking a lease Of the build
Ing lie had cOnverSed with several
friends during the afternoon, the Last
around 80 O'Clock. His body was dis
covered between > and ) 30
Conrad A. ROehrig was born Decem-
Der -, 1873 and was consequently 65
years Of age Over 40 years ago he ELI
clothing buyer and advertising mana
ger
A few years later, with brother,
the late Henly ROehrig, he engaged i'll
the cfothing business, the firm bearing
the TILE of ROehrig BlOthers. Tony
was the practical clothing man and
manager IF the store
Following the death of Henry ROeh-
rig two years ago, 1t was found advis-
able 10 wind up the business after 80
yeats Of successful merchandising.
Ii il a coincidence that three broth
ers in The family Henry. William and
Conrad A, all were called suddenly by
heart trouble. William ROehrlg had
been Il clerk in the store fur MANY
yeais.
Tony" Roehrig. as he was affec-
tOnately called, Won the confidence
aud esteem of a large circle of friends.
He held membership III the Detroit
Yacht club. the German Beneficiai
Union. Detroit lodge of Elks, and the
Holy Name society of st. PatrickS
church.
Surviving are his wife. MIS-. Mary
T. Roehrig two daughters, Marion NJ.
~
Harry \. EbertS, and brother, Leon
ard Roehrig. of Detroit n third diuSh-
ter, Beryl. died II years ago.
The funeral took place Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock from st. Pat
ricks church. with solemn requiem
mass, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Peter G.. Ryan, assisted by Rev. Frank
/; MaslerSOn. deacon: Frederic r.,
George professor at Sacred Heart sem
mary, >,lb-deacOn: Rev, Clarence y.
Dorsey OF Adrian. master of ceremon-
les. Very Reverend Leo Chapman, IF
Epiphany church. Detroit, Rev. Ed
muud J. LukasiewicZ. pastor of ST.
Helena'> church. and Fr. NiUier. e. T..
of the P;lSSionist mona Stery. Detroit,
were III the sanctuary.
During the progress of the high
mass. TWO low masses were read 10y
Rev. Francis " OiRiOrdan, chaplain
ef Mt CARMEL hospital Detroit, and
hey. John NJ Duffy Of Bunker Hill
church of the Lansing diocese.
The choir of ~. Aloysius church, De
trOit. sang the mass.
Fr. Chapman. who came here B
years ago IA assistant to FIR. James y.
Hally and remained here several years,
and who was a great friend of Tony,
preached the sermon. His sermon was
short but eloquent, in which he told OF
the many good qualities Of the de-
ceased, particularly Stressing the fact
that some day we must all pass away,
and that we should always be prepared,
for we know not the time, the place
or how the end will come.
The pallbearers were nephews OF the
deceased-HarOld ROehrig, Wyandotte,
Raymond Roehrig of Detroit, Edmond
ard Harold Hern. and James and Will
lam Wall, Of Detroit.
Interment was in Mt Carmel GENE
terry.