Walter E Rohrs

September 30, 1939 - November 28, 2015

Walter E. Rohrs, 76, of Ocean Township, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday November 28, 2015. He was born and raised in Astoria, Queens , he has lived in Monmouth County for the last 47 years. Walter received his B.A. from Pace University in 1964 after going to school nights while working for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He continued his study of finance at NYU and earned his CLU in 1978 and ChFC in 1996, both from the American College. Walter enjoyed working with clients, many of whom have become good friends, as a financial planner and agent for Northwestern Mutual for the last 25 years. He was an avid reader and loved to cruise and travel, especially to his roots in Germany, with his wife, family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Sonja E. Rohrs, a son; Eric H. Rohrs (Angie Scalion-Purpora), a daughter; Sabrina Conlan (John), three grandchildren; Lindsey, Matthew and Ryan Conlan, and his brother Robert J. Rohrs. Walter aka Opa, will be sorely missed. A Memorial gathering will be held from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday December 5, 2015 at the Bongarzone Funeral Home, 2400 Shafto Road, Tinton Falls (bongarzonefuneralhome.com). In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to: The Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, 3300 Route 66, Neptune, N.J. 07753 or the National Down Syndrome Society (ndss.org) 666 Broadway, 8th floor, New York, NY 10012.