Charles Forrest Rohr

He was also affiliated with the I.O.O.F. (International Order of Odd Fellows) Lodge No.81, and M.W.A. (Modern Woodmen of America) Camp No.908 of Naperville. He was a member of the Grace Evangelical Church.

Served the City of Naperville as Commissioner of Public Property.
He also served Euclid Lodge as Senior Warden in 1940, as Junior Warden in 1939, as Junior Deacon in 1939, as Senior Steward in 1937 ,as Marshall in 1935 and 1943, and as Secretary from 1918 through 1930 (13 years).

Rohr, Charles Forrest, proprietor of the DuPage Greenhouses at Naperville, Ill., is a young man of business ability and enterprise far above the average and he understands thoroughly every detail of his business. He was born at Plainfield, Ill., October 2, 1880, a son of John Jacob and Anna Maria (Bender) Rohr, the former a native of Baden, Germany, and the latter of Naperville Township, and a grandson of Michael and Mary Rohr. The father came to Plainfield, Ill., in 1876, and began farming in Will County. The maternal grandparents, Joseph and Margaret (Forrest) Bender, of Pennsylvania, came to Naperville Township about 1860 and engaged in farming.

John Jacob Rohr was married at Plainfield, where he carried on farming and conducted a grist-mill until 1889, then moved to Naperville and was superintendent of Naperville Cemetery until 1906, when he resigned the position. He worked in the greenhouses with his son until February 1, 1911, since which time he has been employed as a janitor of the Y.M.C.A. building at Naperville.

Charles F. Rohr received his early education in the public schools of Naperville, spending two years in high school, and at the age of twenty years left the parental roof to learn the business of a florist. Two years later, he returned to Naperville, where his father had a small greenhouse, and in 1904, the two men built the present fine building, which has 5000 square feet under glass, located on South Washington�Street, Naperville. In 1906, the younger man purchased his father's interest and is now sole proprietor of the business. This enterprise is in a flourishing condition, with a large and constantly increasing patronage, and Mr. Rohr is well known in business circles, where he has an excellent reputation for uprightness and integrity. He is well known in fraternal circles, being affiliated with the I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 81 and M.W.A. Camp No. 908, of Naperville. He is a member of Grace Evangelical Church and belongs to the Bracket Class in the Sunday School. Politically, he espouses the cause of Prohibition.

Mr. Rohr was married January 16, 1906, to Miss Emma May Zook, born at Naausay, Will County, Ill., daughter of Elisha and Verdilla (Carpenter) Zook, natives of Pennsylvania. Two children have been born of this union, Myrtle Lucille, and Forrest Charles.

Surviving are a son, Forrest of Naperville; a daughter, Mrs. Clifford Bergland of Hebron, N.D.; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edwin Miller and Mrs. Jessie Oldham of Naperville; and one brother, Harvey of Los Angeles, Calif.