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Josephine Sara Rohrbacher Neff

Birth	:	23 Jan 1932 Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	14 Jul 2017 Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Shawnee Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7016983, -84.1532974
Description	:	Josephine, 85, died at 10:05 p.m., at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Albert Levi and Chloe (Evick) Rohrbacher. On Dec 20, 1959, she married Eugene Lewis Neff, who survives. Also surviving are two sons: Paul Edman (Tina) and Steven Eric Neff; a brother, Jay; a sister Joy (Charles) Carr; a sister-in-law, Gwen Rohrbacher; and three granddaughters. Deceased are a son and two brothers, all linked below. A 1950 graduate of Cridersville High School as Salutatorian, she worked in the office for almost a year at Lima Tank Depot and again during the 1953 summer vacation as secretary for Col. Elliott at... Read More	Josephine, 85, died at 10:05 p.m., at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Albert Levi and Chloe (Evick) Rohrbacher. On Dec 20, 1959, she married Eugene Lewis Neff, who survives. Also surviving are two sons: Paul Edman (Tina) and Steven Eric Neff; a brother, Jay; a sister Joy (Charles) Carr; a sister-in-law, Gwen Rohrbacher; and three granddaughters. Deceased are a son and two brothers, all linked below. A 1950 graduate of Cridersville High School as Salutatorian, she worked in the office for almost a year at Lima Tank Depot and again during the 1953 summer vacation as secretary for Col. Elliott at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton. She was encouraged to remain at that position, but she felt she was called by God to work with children as a teacher. She graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1955. She was hired during college to teach third grade at Roosevelt in Lima upon completion of graduation. During the summer, she took post graduate work at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. She finished the school year at Roosevelt School and received a message that Mr. Lappin wanted to talk to her at Shawnee. When she asked why, he replied that she always taught with her door open. The other teachers said they were impressed because Miss Rohrbacher stressed Phonics and Math but felt 44 students was too large. He said they needed a good Phonics teacher in First Grade with only 25 students. She taught first grade for the next five years. She resigned her job in 1962 to start a family. When the children were old enough to start school. She accepted a position of first grade teacher at Spencerville Local. During that time, she pursued graduate studies at Bowling Green, Wright State and Xavier University. She received her master's degree in Administration and Guidance from the University of Dayton. She retired after 30 years of teaching. She and her husband traveled to most of the USA and Canada, Mexico, Central America, Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Holy Land, etc. They took yearly cruises to the Caribbean Islands. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, a life member of Ohio education Association, Allen County Retired Teacher, Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society and Daughters of the American Revolution Jo also enjoyed floral and vegetable gardening and doing genealogy. Services will be at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Shawnee Cemetery.

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Josephine Sara Rohrbacher Neff's memorial is located at: Shawnee Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, USA.
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Josephine Sara Rohrbacher Neff death on 14 Jul 2017 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 40.7016983
Longitude: -84.1532974

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Eugene Lewis Neff

(1932 - 2021)

Siblings

Clifford Fairfield “Cliff” Rison

(1924 - 2011)

Children

Bruce Douglas Neff

(1962 - 1962)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Shawnee Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7016983, -84.1532974

2. Shaare Zedek Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7275840, -84.1374636

3. Gethsemani Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7280998, -84.1361008

4. Woodlawn Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7275009, -84.1303024

5. Saint Matthew Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6674995, -84.1557999

6. Fletcher Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6878014, -84.0894012

7. Lima Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7444877, -84.0974430

8. Allentown Cemetery
Allentown, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7539540, -84.1987040

9. Old Catholic Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7535162, -84.1022607

10. East Cemetery (Defunct)
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7728004, -84.1671982

11. Crawford Cemetery
Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6385994, -84.2035980

12. Greenlawn Cemetery
Elida, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7691994, -84.2024994

13. Bethel Cemetery
Cridersville, Auglaize County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6246986, -84.1449966

14. Stevely Cemetery
Cridersville, Auglaize County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6219350, -84.1843870

15. Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7274720, -84.0483330

16. Barton Cemetery
Yoder, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6507988, -84.0655975

17. Lima State Hospital Cemetery
Bath, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7737740, -84.0946230

18. Tonys Nose Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7481003, -84.0586014

19. Union Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7872009, -84.1267014

20. Metcalf Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6642110, -84.0465040

21. Logan - Tussing Cemetery
Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6631012, -84.0453033

22. Fort Amanda National Cemetery
Auglaize County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6819000, -84.2699966

23. Wollet Cemetery
Bath, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7498177, -84.0516492

24. Craft Cemetery
Uniopolis, Auglaize County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6164017, -84.1102982