Oh no! So sorry to hear this. I just loved Artie and Cindy. I even flew out to VA several years back to visit them. Definitely one of the good guys! RIP Artie!
I am so sad to learn of the passing of Artie Rohlfs -- good friend and SAHS classmate of my brothers and myself -- who was also our neighbor across the street in South Post. We played ball on our lawns together, got together for "The Untouchables" on TV Thursday nights, or just all hung out at the Teen Club together. A kind, gentle guy, now surely missed by all. My condolences to his family, and may he rest in peace. (Cavan Candito, Class of 1966)
Arthur Harlan Rohlfs, 74, of Dale City, Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2023 in Stafford, Virginia.
Arthur was born on August 20, 1948 in Bad Axe, Michigan to Gleason and Julia Bolla Rohlfs. Later Arthur lived in Seoul, Korea as well as Tehran, Iran, and traveled the world with his family. He met the love of his life, Cynthia Nunez, at Seoul American High School. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Blandy during the Vietnam War. When he returned from the war he married Cindy, his bride of 45 years, until her passing in 2015. After their marriage, he attended the Police Academy and began his career of 20 years in the Metropolitan Police in Washington, D.C. Arthur graduated from American University in Washington D.C. with an Administration of Justice degree. He served in the Navy reserves out of Norfolk, VA for 20 years. Arthur was an assistant scoutmaster for his sons’ Boy Scout troop. He loved to fish, garden, study history and the military, and read Anne of Green Gables. Spending time with his family and 16 grandchildren was the highlight of his life.
Survivors include his children, Elizabeth Johnston (Leon), Christopher Rohlfs (Jesse), and Timothy Rohlfs (Linda); grandchildren, Michael (Sarah), Julia (Stefan), Kearstin, Matthew, Carrington (David), Joseph, Juniper, Timothy, Arthur, Charlotte, Rita Anne, Cecilia, Cindy, and Isaac; great-grandchildren, MJ, and Aileen; siblings: Ron Rohlfs (Pam), and Sophia Braszko; and countless nieces, nephews and other beloved family members.
Arthur was preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia Rohlfs; parents, Gleason and Julia Rohlfs of Vienna, Virginia; and brother, Kim Rohlfs.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Covenant Funeral Service, Stafford. A service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Quantico National Cemetery.
Kathy Cavanaugh (Kitterman) (1967)
Oh no! So sorry to hear this. I just loved Artie and Cindy. I even flew out to VA several years back to visit them. Definitely one of the good guys! RIP Artie!
Cavan Candito (1966)
I am so sad to learn of the passing of Artie Rohlfs -- good friend and SAHS classmate of my brothers and myself -- who was also our neighbor across the street in South Post. We played ball on our lawns together, got together for "The Untouchables" on TV Thursday nights, or just all hung out at the Teen Club together. A kind, gentle guy, now surely missed by all. My condolences to his family, and may he rest in peace. (Cavan Candito, Class of 1966)
Keith Hodges (1967)
Arthur Harlan Rohlfs
August 20, 1948 ~ January 28, 2023 (age 74)
Arthur Harlan Rohlfs, 74, of Dale City, Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2023 in Stafford, Virginia.
Arthur was born on August 20, 1948 in Bad Axe, Michigan to Gleason and Julia Bolla Rohlfs. Later Arthur lived in Seoul, Korea as well as Tehran, Iran, and traveled the world with his family. He met the love of his life, Cynthia Nunez, at Seoul American High School. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Blandy during the Vietnam War. When he returned from the war he married Cindy, his bride of 45 years, until her passing in 2015. After their marriage, he attended the Police Academy and began his career of 20 years in the Metropolitan Police in Washington, D.C. Arthur graduated from American University in Washington D.C. with an Administration of Justice degree. He served in the Navy reserves out of Norfolk, VA for 20 years. Arthur was an assistant scoutmaster for his sons’ Boy Scout troop. He loved to fish, garden, study history and the military, and read Anne of Green Gables. Spending time with his family and 16 grandchildren was the highlight of his life.
Survivors include his children, Elizabeth Johnston (Leon), Christopher Rohlfs (Jesse), and Timothy Rohlfs (Linda); grandchildren, Michael (Sarah), Julia (Stefan), Kearstin, Matthew, Carrington (David), Joseph, Juniper, Timothy, Arthur, Charlotte, Rita Anne, Cecilia, Cindy, and Isaac; great-grandchildren, MJ, and Aileen; siblings: Ron Rohlfs (Pam), and Sophia Braszko; and countless nieces, nephews and other beloved family members.
Arthur was preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia Rohlfs; parents, Gleason and Julia Rohlfs of Vienna, Virginia; and brother, Kim Rohlfs.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Covenant Funeral Service, Stafford. A service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Quantico National Cemetery.
Buddy Wootten (1967)
Artie was a good guy and will be missed by all his family and friends!