Stories from Rochester's Past
Meet Our Honor Roll: Leonard Earl Bebout
By Deborah Larsen Leonard Earl Bebout Leonard Earl Bebout was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on September 27, 1914, the son of Ethelbert and Grace Holmes Bebout. Leonard grew up in Rochester and attended Rochester schools. Before the war, he worked at Yellow Truck &...
Meet Our Honor Roll: Lawrence Edward Hopp
By Deborah Larsen Lawrence Edward Hopp Lawrence Edward Hopp was born in Rochester, Michigan, on January 2, 1923, the son of Albert and Viola Deming Hopp. Lawrence attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1941. After high school, he was an...
Meet Our Honor Roll: John Kenneth Prout
By Deborah Larsen John Kenneth Prout John Kenneth Prout, known to family and friends by his middle name, Kenneth, was born in Oxford, Michigan, on January 13, 1924, the son of George and Ethel Bailey Prout. Kenneth grew up in Rochester, where his father worked as a...