Stories from Rochester's Past
Meet Our Honor Roll: Charles Arthur Gotchling, Jr.
By Deborah Larsen Charles Arthur Gotchling, Jr. Charles Arthur Gotchling, Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 6, 1921, the son of Charles and Esther Johnson Gotchling. The family moved to Avon Township when Charles was a teenager and lived on Avon Road....
Meet Our Honor Roll: Arthur James Snook
By Deborah Larsen Arthur James Snook Arthur James Snook was born in Rochester, Michigan, on September 27, 1920, the son of Arthur and Mary Newberry. Snook. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1938. Arthur began playing piano at a young age...
Meet Our Honor Roll: Agnes Lucille Boeberitz
By Deborah Larsen Agnes Lucille Boeberitz Agnes Lucille Boeberitz was known to her family and friends by her middle name, Lucille. Her parents came to Rochester in 1912 to help establish St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church, and Lucille was born on January 30, 1915....