She married Clifford Robert Cobb of Dixon, Pulaski County, Missouri January 15, 1918. They moved to California, Missouri, and lived on the Myers farm west of California.
Eight children were born of this union and six grew to maturity. The oldest son, Clifford Everett served in the Army during World War II and was captured on D-Day, June 7, 1944, and was held prisoner by the Germans for ten months, when he escaped. The second son, Carl Lee, served in the Navy, lost his life in a plane crash in the performance of duty on June 8, 1943. He was first interred in New Calendonia Cemetery and later his remains were interred in Jefferson City National Cemetery.
Bertha was a faithful Baptist all her life, becoming a Christian at an early age. Many times she and her children walked three miles to Flag Springs Baptist Church.
In 1937, the family moved to Tipton, Moniteau County, Missouri, where Bertha worked in the Tipton Pants Factory. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tipton, sang in the choir, and taught Sunday School and Training Union.
Her husband, Clifford Robert passed away March 1, 1953. She continued to live there alone until she died of a heart attack August 30, 1965. She and her husband are buried in the Flag Springs Cemetery near California.
She married Clifford Robert Cobb of Dixon, Pulaski County, Missouri January 15, 1918. They moved to California, Missouri, and lived on the Myers farm west of California.
Eight children were born of this union and six grew to maturity. The oldest son, Clifford Everett served in the Army during World War II and was captured on D-Day, June 7, 1944, and was held prisoner by the Germans for ten months, when he escaped. The second son, Carl Lee, served in the Navy, lost his life in a plane crash in the performance of duty on June 8, 1943. He was first interred in New Calendonia Cemetery and later his remains were interred in Jefferson City National Cemetery.
Bertha was a faithful Baptist all her life, becoming a Christian at an early age. Many times she and her children walked three miles to Flag Springs Baptist Church.
In 1937, the family moved to Tipton, Moniteau County, Missouri, where Bertha worked in the Tipton Pants Factory. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tipton, sang in the choir, and taught Sunday School and Training Union.
Her husband, Clifford Robert passed away March 1, 1953. She continued to live there alone until she died of a heart attack August 30, 1965. She and her husband are buried in the Flag Springs Cemetery near California.
Family Members
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William Edward Rohrbach
1896–1987
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Edna Amelia Rohrbach Norman
1897–1934
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Charles T. "Carl" Rohrbach
1899–1970
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Martha Matilda Rohrbach Dering
1901 – unknown
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Arthur E. Rohrbach
1902 – unknown
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Mary Anna Rohrbach Crawford
1904–1991
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Theodore H. Rohrbach
1906 – unknown
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SK3 Clarence H. Rohrbach
1908–1987
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Gertrude E. "Trudy" Rohrbach Andres
1912–1996
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Pvt Leonard Eugene Rohrbach
1914–2004
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