Rigby, Idaho
1931 - 2015
Ervin Rohwer
Ervin Earl Rohwer, 83, of Rigby, died at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls on Saturday, March 28, 2015.
Ervin was born April 18, 1931, in Parker, a son of Irl Adolph Rohwer and Eudora Pearce Rohwer. He attended
Rigby High School and Weber State University.
On June 1, 1956, he married Venice Baugh in Wellsville, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan, Utah, LDS Temple on July 29, 1957.
He worked as an electronics engineer for KIDK-TV Channel 3 and the FAA. He owned a laundromat in Rigby and maintained the equipment at other laundromats from St. Anthony to Idaho Falls. While working for the Federal Aviation Administration in the 1960s and 1970s, he invented and designed systems still in use today, especially in back-county airports.
He served on the board of directors for Rigby Senior Citizens Center. He was an amateur ham radio operator W7ZAD. He enjoyed fixing/building anything with electronics or metal, watching old time television shows, playing the accordion, guitar and harmonica in a country band and working with metal. He will always be remembered by his family as a big jokester and good storyteller. His family and friends also considered him a "jack of all trades."
He is survived by his wife, Venice of Rigby; a daughter, Janet Peterson; four sons, Lonnie Earl Rohwer of Billings, Mont., Byron Baugh Rohwer of Idaho Falls, Darrell Ervin Rohwer of Arimo, Idaho, and Paul Wynn Rohwer of Nampa, Idaho; a sister, Alice Crittenden; 20 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
His parents; a daughter, Julie May Rohwer; and two brothers, Reese and Winford, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Rigby 4th Ward LDS Chapel, 401 W. First S., in Rigby. The family will visit with friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 W. Main St., in Rigby, and one hour prior to Saturday's services at the church. Burial will be in Rigby Pioneer Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.eckersellfuneral home.com.
Read MoreI didn't know my grandparents very well my name is dayton rohwer my father is lonnie rohwer but from all I have heard he was a great man I love him and miss him lots
Dayton rohwer
July 18, 2015 | Kennewick, WA
Byron, terTy and I are Very sorry for your loss. Our prayers Will be with you and your familY
April 07, 2015
Prayers and condolences to the family. Fond memories of Ervin!
April 02, 2015
So sorry to hear about your father. He was a nice man. RIP Ervin.
Brenda Brodin
April 02, 2015 | Nampa, ID
For Janet: Sorry for your loss. He can rest in peace now. You will be blessed for your tender love and care of your father. He will be a guardian angel for you now. May you find peace and comfort knowing you did a good job. Love, Leisa Brown
Leisa Brown
April 01, 2015 | Idaho Falls, ID
Venice, Janet and boys, So sorry to read about the passing of Ervin. Dean and I were your next door neighbors for a long time. I had many over the flower bed visits with Ervin. He was a good guy. My prayers are with you. I know you will miss him so much. Wish I could be there to give you a hug. Bonnie Rogers
Bonnie Rogers
April 01, 2015 | St. George, UT
