A RESIDENT PROFILE – LEONARD “ROCKY” ROTHBAUER

Rocky Rothbauer came to live at Solheim in 1938. A fine craftsman, he set up a woodworking shop in one of Solheim’s garages. He created the model of the Cologne Cathedral, which is displayed in the hallway between Merton Manor and the Manor. The wooden map on the wall of the residential dining room, showing ships traveling from Norway to the New World, was also his creation. A Catholic, he was evidence of Solheim’s journey to inclusion.

Sources:
“Solheim Lutheran Home, Its Life and Times, 1923-1996” by Elizabeth Batchelder and Joyce Dohlin, 1996

“Eagle Rock” by Eric H. Warren, 2009