Sylvester D. Rohrbach

  General Notes:

Sylvester D. Rohrbach, senior member of the firm of S. D. Rohrbach and Sons, who conduct a flour mill and coal business on Franklin street, Topton, died at his home at that place at 5 o'clock yesterday morning. He was in his 76th year. He was born in Rockland township, Berks county, a son of the late Jacob and Caroline, nee Folk, Rohrbach. He and his brother, the late Oliver Rohrbach, operated the old Rohrbach mill in Rockland township until 1885, when Sylvester moved to Topton and built the present mill. For the past forty-four years he had lived in Topton, being one of the borough's most prominent and highly esteemed residents. Some years ago, Mr. Rohrbach took his three sons, Edgar, Raymond and Paul, into the firm. He was active in borough affairs and had served both as councilman and school director. He had held the distinction of being the oldest member of st. Paul's Lutheran church, Lyons, in which congregation he took a very active and prominent part and for twenty-five years served in various capacities in the church council. Besides his widow, Ida, nee Schmoyer, he is survived by the three sons, Edgar, Raymond and Paul, all of Topton, together with two sisters, Mrs. Emma Hannes, Lyons, and Mrs. Albert Kutz, Reading. Seven grandchildren also survive. The funeral will be held from his late residence, Franklin street, Topton, on Thursday at 1.30 p.m. Brief services will be held at the house, followed by further services in St. Paul's church, Lyons, the Rev. Lewis F. Foltz, pastor, officiating. Interment will be made in the Lyons cemetery.

(Allentown Morning Call-published-10/6/1929.)

Sylvester married Ida V. Schmoyer. (Ida V. Schmoyer was born on 31 Jan 1857, died on 9 May 1944 and was buried in Lyons Cemetery, Maxatawny, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.)