George Henry Roeper

1873 - 1939  (66 years)

• Name	George Henry Roeper  [1]
  Born	23 Jun 1873	Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Nov 1939	Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Aft 18 Nov 1939	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA
  Person ID	I5341	Blum Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	August Peter Roeper,   b. 17 Feb 1845, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ,   d. 28 Dec 1894, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Friedericka Petschow,   b. 10 Jan 1847, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 18 Nov 1915, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Louise Sophia Blum,   b. 13 Dec 1872, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 1905, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA  (Age 32 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1894	Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Elma V. Roeper,   b. 20 Apr 1895, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1944, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA  (Age 48 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F1871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothea A. Pierce,   b. 13 Jan 1878, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA ,   d. 29 May 1942, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1908	Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, USA
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F1874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 11/19/1939: DEATH TAKES VETERAN CITY FIRE OFFICER, G.H. ROEPER, 66, DROVE EARLY MOTOR UNIT George H. Roeper, retired lieutenant of the Rochester Fire Department and one of the drivers of the first piece of motorized fire apparatus in the city, died last night at his home, 358 Westfield St. As a youthful fireman, Mr. Roeper sat behind the steering wheel of what was then known as the "high speed Pope-Hartford Hose cart" as it roared and rumbled to alarms before a startled citizenry. Mr. Roeper, who was 66, was retired in 1936. He was a member of the Woodman of the World and Boardman Post, Spanish American War Veterans. He leaves his wife, Dora A. Roeper, two daughters, Mrs. Samuel F. Chimera and Mrs. Earl K. Arlidge, a son, William J. Roth and four granddaughters. Battalion Chief Alexander Sutherland is in charge of funeral services which will be conducted at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday from the home and at 9 p.m. at the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Burial will be in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] City of Rochester Archives and Records Center, Historic Marriage Records Research Site. [S35] Headstone/Gravestone (year only). [S79] Obituary.