COLUMBIANA-Charles A. Rohrer, 95, of 180 Duquesne St., died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday at the Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Mr. Rohrer was born Nov. 17, 1912, in Columbiana, a son of Frank and Minta Creed Rohrer and had lived in this area all of his life. He served in the U. S. Army during WW II in areas of Europe that included the Battle of the Bulge, D-Day, and Hedge Row.

He had owned and operated Rohrer Builders Supply in Columbiana from 1947 until 1982. He was a member of the Grace Church of Columbiana; Benjamin Firestone Post #290 American Legion of Columbiana, and the York Drexler Post #5532 VFW of Washingtonville. He was also a member of the 83rd Infantry Division Association.

His first wife, Betty Janette Hoover, whom he married in 1940 died June 10, 1968. His second wife, Millicent Elaine Himes, whom he married April 6, 1973 died Feb. 20, 1979.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. C. Thomas "Tucker" (Linda) Cope and Mrs. Alfred (Barbara) Farrand, both of Columbiana; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Philip (Mariellen) Steiner of Columbiana; two stepsons, Thomas E. (Deborah) Himes of Columbiana and Jefferey K. (Rebecca) Himes of Petersburg; a sister, Ethel Scullion of Salem; two grandchildren, Charles Tucker Cope and Mrs. Shawn (Kerri) Pruitt, both of Columbiana; three great grandchildren, Charles Tucker Cope III, Alexis Belle Cope, and Spencer Pruitt; eight step grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mabel Oberholtzer and Hazel Rohrer; and six brothers, Artie, Ernest, Walter, Ralph, Clarence and Arthur Rohrer.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana, with Rev. Dr. Robert C. Joy officiating. Burial will follow in the Columbiana Cemetery where the Honor Guard from Benjamin Firestone Post will accord military honors.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday.

Material tributes may take the form of a donation to the Benjamin Firestone Post 290 American Legion Building Fund.