Stories from Rochester's Past
Meet Our Honor Roll: Virgil Eugene Holman
By Deborah Larsen Virgil Eugene Holman Virgil Eugene Holman was born in Rochester, Michigan, on April 7, 1918, the son of Leon and Helen Young Holman. Virgil attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1936. After high school, he was employed at...
Meet Our Honor Roll: Theodore Howard “Ted” Albrecht
By Deborah Larsen Theodore Howard “Ted” Albrecht Theodore Howard “Ted” Albrecht was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 30, 1913, the son of Howard and Anna Nash Albrecht. Ted grew up in Pontiac and Waterford and moved to Avon Township around the time of his marriage...
Meet Our Honor Roll: Sydney George Albert Saltmarsh
By Deborah Larsen Sydney George Albert Saltmarsh Sydney George Albert Saltmarsh was born in Kent, England, on October 18, 1917, the son of Sydney and Gladys Kendrick Saltmarsh. Sydney’s parents migrated first to Canada and then to the U.S. in 1923. His father was...