Bio: Whitrock, Mark C. (1923)

Contact: Ken Wood.

----Surnames: Whitrock, Rickhoff, Stahl, Casper

----Source: History of Wood County, Wis. (1923) page 311

Mark C. Whitrock, manager of the Sam Church Drug Store, Wis. Rapids, and well known as one of the most active and progressive young business men of the city, was born in Centralia, now a part of this municipality, June 5, 1892, son of Max and Sophia (Rickhoff) Whitrock. His literary education was acquired in several schools, including the Centralia High, the Lowell, and the Lincoln High School. At the age of 15 years he entered the drug department of the Johnson- Hill Co.'s store, where he served his apprenticeship to the business, remaining there four years, on until 1911. He then became a student in the drug department of Marquette University, from which he was graduated in June, 1913, and after attending Marquette for six months he took an examination at Madison and received his assistant diploma. After he graduated from Marquette he took his final examination and successfully passed the Wis. State Board. In order to receive practical training he then did relief work in various places throughout the state, returning to Wis. Rapids in the fall of 1914. From that time until May, 1918, he was in the employ of the Otto Pharmacy, from which concern he came to the Sam Church Drug Co., to take his present position as store manager. He has not only made good in his own immediate line of business, but has been usefully active in civic and social affairs generally. Fraternally he belongs to two local lodges, the Elks and the Blue Lodge of Masons. Mr. Whitrock was married Sept. 14, 1915, in Grand Rapids, to Loretta M. Stahl, daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Casper) Stahl. He and his wife have one child, Robert M., who was born Sept. 29, 1916.