Victor Diel Roehrich

Victor Roehrich

Victor Diel Roehrich, 84, of Lake City, Fla., died May 8, 2012.

He was born Feb. 25, 1928 to Victor H. Roehrich and Emma Diel in Minneapolis, Minn. Victor lived an adventurous life. From West Point Academy to artist to healing arts practitioner, he was a man of many talents. Victor started working at 15 and never stopped.

He married Barbara Hamond at the height of the Red Scare, and he stood by her when she was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings.

A nurse and medic, Victor, delivered his second child at home during a Minneapolis snowstorm. He lived in Mexico where he wrote fiction and became friends with bullfighters. His children remember him packing a bloodied matador in the family car and racing to a hospital. After his marriage to Barbara ended, Victor found Mary Denny, a woman full of life with a beautiful smile. Together they lived like Gypsies, free, crisscrossing North America in their school bus selling art and hopping freighters to Europe. Next, Victor found Linda Young, his anchor and last love.

Victor attended West Point Academy, California Art Institute, University of Minnesota and University of California, Berkeley. He was a member of the Bahai Faith.

He founded a mail-order company, Universal Energy Unlimited, that sold powders and salves to the healing arts community. He had many connections in Oregon through his company.

Victor lived in Newport and Lincoln City prior to passing away.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Julie; his former wife, Barbara; and his wife, Linda.

He is survived by his daughters, Stephanie Cole and Wanda Cole; stepsons, Peter and Jeff; former wife, Mary Roehrich; sister, Joan Nadon; grandchildren, Dee Hayman and John Kane; and two great-grandchildren.

Victor’s ashes were scattered over the Rocky Mountains. Memorial donations may be made to The American Kidney Foundation.

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