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Linda Rohrer Obituary
Linda Jane Rohrer, born on February 25, 1949 in Canton, Ohio, to the late Clara and Maynard Rohrer, passed away at age 69 on October 29, 2018 in her home in Johnstown, Ohio. Linda graduated from North Canton Hoover High School in 1967 and attended Kent State University. She worked in the marketing art department at Kroger, and worked for them in Houston, Texas, Southfield, Michigan, and retired from the company in Columbus, Ohio. Linda lived a solitary life and had been battling the effects and treatment of cancer with the support of her co-workers, her family far and wide, and especially her local friends and neighbors.
Linda is survived by her brother and his wife, Michael and Julie Rohrer and their children: Tracey Rohrer Volpo, Jennifer Rohrer Ludgate, and Matthew Rohrer; and her brother, Ronald Rohrer and his daughter, Natalie Rohrer. Linda loved painting, knitting, and cared deeply for the protection of animals, especially cats and dogs. She was a volunteer at the Butternut Farm Wildcat Sanctuary.
Eventual service planned at Karlo-Libby Funeral Home, 330-494-9644, 5000 Everhard Road N.W., and burial of ashes at Sunset Hills Burial Park, 5001 Everhard Rd. N.W., 330-494-2051, Canton, Ohio. Expect further information.
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Liz Coverdale
November 16, 2018
Linda was simply the best. She was smart, loyal and funny . One of her very best qualities was her attitude.She sent me a quote when she found out she had cancer The devil wisphered in my ear; you are not strong enough to bear the storm. I said , I am the storm.That was my nickname for LindaStorm. She fought so hard to get through this cancer. We planned to go to Hawaii to celebrate her wellness and to see her brother.She always looked forward always.I miss her.
Bruce Woodside
November 15, 2018
Linda and I were the best of friends when we were growing up together in the 7th Street neighborhood of North Canton. She was Wendy to my Peter Pan, Jane to my Tarzan, Dale Evans to my Roy Rogers. When my older brother refused us admission to his club of older kids, we made our own club and built our own private clubhouse. I remember it all as a kind of eternal summer of softball games and bicycle rides, puppet shows and board games, and those are memories I have carried with me always. We stayed in contact and spoke on the phone on those rare occasions when I returned home to Ohio. In these later years, she never failed to wish me a happy birthday via email, or inquire about my safety when she heard about fires or mudslides in California. She kept me informed about her medical condition, but rarely spoke of her pain or difficulties, and her passing, while it registered with me as sudden and sad, was not completely unexpected and is even in some sense welcome because it releases her from pain. I think I will always remember her as the little girl I see in the picture I sent her shortly before her death, holding hands with me in my family's backyard, in that eternal summer. Rest in peace without pain, my sweet friend.
Chuck
November 14, 2018
Rest in peace Linda. Love you and miss you.
Lynne Kidder Hayes
November 13, 2018
I graduated with Linda. I never knew her well but I do remember her as being a very sweet person. Mike Rohrer, and family, I am so sorry for your loss. May Linda rest in peace.
November 13, 2018
Love you and miss you aunt Linda!
Debbie Wilkinson
November 13, 2018
I had been chatting periodically with Linda on Facebook, and I admire the strength and positivity she embraced. I will have many fond memories of my cousin.
Marian Knipfer
November 13, 2018
Great memory of taking my students (one of whom was Linda) to a journalism workshop in Cleveland when they were in high school. Sweet, gentle young lady.
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