Frederick Laufer. During a period of fourteen years, Frederick Laufer has been identified with the business interests of Troy, being a member of the firm of Laufer Brothers, proprietors of a grocery establishment that is rated among the better known enterprises of the city. He was born at Tippecanoe City, Ohio, July 9, 1882, a son of Fred and Bertha (Eckerle) Laufer, and one of a family of five children. His educational advantages were acquired in the public schools of Troy, to which city he had been brought as a child, and here he was introduced to his first experience with business, while working at Peters' Tree Nursery. Later Mr. Laufer was employed in a factory, but finally, in 1903, turned his attention to the grocery business, and in partnership with his brother, John Edwin Laufer, founded the firm of Laufer Brothers, which, during the fourteen years of its existence has developed into the proportion of a necessary commercial asset. This establishment carries a full line of staple and fancy groceries, attractively arranged and moderately priced, and the excellence of service, fair representation and general courtesy extended have brought the concern into public confidence and favor. Mr. Laufer was active in all local movements during the great war period and in civic affairs, has always taken a public-spirited citizen's interest. He is fraternally affiliated with the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He married Mary, daughter of Andrew Karch, of Troy, who died without issue in 1914.