Klaus Christian Rohr

Klaus Christian Rohr, age 85 years, of Medford, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2025.  Klaus was born in Hamburg, Germany on August 18, 1939, to Lotte (nee Heimsoth) and Gerhard Rohr.

He is the beloved husband of Angela (nee Mattioni), loving father of Dante (Christine) and Karl (Erica) Rohr, adoring grandfather of seven: Christian (23), Carolyn (22), Meghan (20), Elizabeth (20), Ella (18), Michael (17), and Gabriel (15), dear brother of Christel (nee Rohr) Mildenberg, and predeceased by his brother Gerhard.

Klaus emigrated to the U.S. in 1950 with his Parents, brother, and sister settling in Milwaukee WI. He studied Naval Science at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point NY. Upon graduation he went to sea for three years earning his Second Mates license after traversing the globe twice. In 1965 he left the sea for a career in Law Enforcement with the FBI. For the next thirty years he served the people of the U.S. through a relentless pursuit of Justice as a G-Man. In a career filled with exploits his capstone moment came while he led the Philadelphia FBI Organized Crime Squad. His squad working in conjunction with State and Local law enforcement from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as a federal organized crime task force, pursued and ultimately dismantled the Philadelphia mob known as the Scarfo crime family. In 1995 Klaus retired from the FBI and in a twist of fate returned to the sea, albeit via the Delaware River, becoming the CEO of the tugboat company River Associates. Klaus ran River until 2007 when it was sold to K-Sea Transportation. He then settled into full retirement, learning to play golf, and enjoying time with his growing number of grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to a visitation on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at the Medford United Methodist Church 2 Hartford Road, Medford, NJ 08055.  A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Seamen’s Church Institute of Philadelphia & South Jersey, 1321 Intrepid Avenue, Suite 310, Philadelphia, PA 19112 or the Michael J. Fox Foundation at (MichaelJFox.org) (for Parkinson’s Research).

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