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Fr Charles Rohrkemper
d. May 31, 2012
Following ordination, Father Rohrkemper was named assistant at St. William Parish, Cincinnati, with teaching duties at Elder High School. In 1948 he was assigned to St. Augustine Parish on Bank Street, Cincinnati, while continuing to teach at Elder. A 1951 transfer to St. Vivian's Parish, Cincinnati, as assistant pastor and faculty member at Julienne High School. In 1956 he was named chaplain to the Sisters of Notre Dame at Villa Julienne, Dayton and continued teaching at the high school.
In 1961 Fr. Rohrkemper received his first pastorate, St. John Fisher, in Newtown, Cincinnati, with mission at St. Ann, Williamsburg, Ohio. Four years later he was appointed pastor of St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon, Ohio. In 1968 he received the call to be pastor of St. Boniface, Piqua, Ohio. There he remained until 1976, when he was asked to assume the pastorate of St. Mary Parish, Greenville, Ohio. Two years later, in 1978 Fr. Rohrkemper was called to be pastor at Sacred Heart Parish, McCartyville, Ohio, where he served until his retirement in 1987.
Active in retirement, Father Charles continued to serve the Archdiocese, offering Mass and administering the Sacraments on a regular basis at St. Patrick Parish in Troy, Ohio, and in other parishes where his services were welcomed. Father regularly offered Mass at several local nursing homes. At Lehman High School he also occasional presided at Masses for the students.
Father Charles was preceded in death by his parents Albert & Helen Rohrkemper and by his three sisters Mary Shultz, Sister Alberta Rohrkemper and Cecelia Benezra. He is survived by 7 nieces and nephews Helen & Robert Alig, Cecelia & Robert Grewe, David & Tina Benezra, Michael Benezra, Mary Ann Messing, Katherine & Michael Jenkins, Elizabeth & Ronald Warnock and a number of great nieces and nephews. Reception of the body will take place at St. Patrick Church, Troy, Ohio at 9 Am until 10:15 AM Friday June 8, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial following at 10:30 AM with Archbishop Dennis Schnurr Celebrant. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Charles Nursing Center, Cathagena, OH. Also a special thank you to the staff at St. Charles Nursing Center for taking wonderful care of Father Charles. Arrangements are being handled by Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster, Ohio. Condolences may be made at www.hogenkampfh.com .
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