Charles Rosekat was born in December 30, 1884. Charles was the son of Christian Rosekat and Henrietta Bechler. Charles worked at the Kaufman Rubber Company and was involved in several athletic sports in Berlin (later Kitchener). Rosekat played hockey in the intermediate and senior O. H. A teams of Berlin and the Berlin pros. for several years. Charles married Edith “Ida” Behrend (b. 1887, d. 1952) on May 23, 1906. The couple had three children: Leona, Margaret (Theresa), and Harry. On a trip with friends Chas. Lundgren and Lawrence Seiling in Grimsby, Charles Rosekat drowned in boating accident in Lake Ontario at the age of 26 in August of 1911. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery. The three Rosekat children were admitted to the St. Agatha Orphanage on Sept. 10, 1916. Margaret and Harry were discharged on August 22, 1922.