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Kirk Rorick, charged in the Lenawee circuit court with the crime of involuntary manslaughter was found guilty as charged by a jury of nine men and three women who returned their verdict of guilty to Judge Jesse H. Root of Monroe, presiding at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, approximately five hours after being sent out at 9:55 … Continue reading Kirk Rorick Found Guilty
Kirk Rorick, 59, a former Morenci resident, died Monday afternoon at his home in Detroit. He had been in failing health the past few years. He was formerly employed by the Briggs Manufacturing Company in Detroit. Besides his widow, Leone, Mr. Rorick is survived by a daughter, Georgia, at home; two sons, Wyman in Arizona … Continue reading Kirk Rorick
Wedding Took Place at Las Vegas at “Wee Kirk o’ the Heather” Miss Frances Rorick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Rorick, was married on June 15 to J.M. Martz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martz of Roseville. The wedding took place at Las Vegas, Nevada, at the “Wee Kirk o’ the Heather.” The … Continue reading Frances Rorick Weds J.M. Martz
As Morenci Troop’s new home nears completion and the boys are about to move into their new quarters, their enrollment is increased by Mr. Kirk Rorick’s gift of a two months old, Billy. Mr. Rorick announces that the gift is made unqualifiedly, without any “ifs,” or “butts.” Besides the generous contribution of money and labor … Continue reading Boy Scouts Get Rorick’s Goat
Last rites for Wendal [sic] (Kirk) Rorick, 58, Chrysler Corp. executive, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Friday in the Harper-Mulligan Funeral Home, 16450 Hamilton. Burial will be in Oakgrove [sic] Cemetery at 3 p.m. Mr. Rorick died at his home, 19151 Irvington, Monday afternoon, following a long illness.
Gasper Rorick, Jr. lived probably about four years in Pennsylvania. Of his early life little is known to us at the present time. The most we know is obtained from a letter from the Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. where it is stated: You are advised that it appears from the papers in … Continue reading Gaspar Rorick, Jr.
Cosper M. Rorick, who is one of the representative business men of the younger generation in the village of Morenci, where he is manager of the W.A. Mace real estate and loan business, is a native son of Lenawee county and a scion of one of the old and honored families of this section of … Continue reading Cosper M. Rorick
Miss Frances Rorick was a guest over the week end of friends in Galesburg. (Adrian Daily Telegram, January 5, 1942) C.M. Rorick returned home Saturday from Royal Oak where was a guest for two weeks of his daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Harry Metcalf. (Adrian Daily Telegram, January 5, 1942) Mrs. G.H. Rorick was … Continue reading Short News Items from 1942
ADRIAN, Mich., May 27.—(By A.P.)—Kirk Rorick, 23-year-old son of a prominent Morenci, Mich. banker, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in circuit court here late Wednesday afternoon. Rorick was accused of killing Page Stockwell, 22, a life-long friend, on July 4, 1925. Rorick was charged with having struck Stockwell during an argument on … Continue reading Youth Convicted Of Manslaughter
Adrian, Mich.—Kirk Rorick of Morenci, Mich., will go on trial in the March term of the Lenawee circuit court on a manslaughter charge in the death of Page Stockwell, a life-long friend also living in Morenci. A jury of 10 men and two women in the Lenawee county court could not agree after deliberation. Prosecutor … Continue reading Retrial for Manslaughter
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