Catherine Roerva Pelzer was born in 1929 and died on January 6th, 1992 in her sleep from a heart attack. If she was still alive today she would be 81 on April 17th, 2010.
Catherine Roerva Pelzer stopped abusing Dave Pelzer when he was 12 years old and he was eventually removed from her care by child protective services.
As far as public records show, there are no known photographs of Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer, who was the mother of Dave Pelzer, author of "A Child Called 'It'." She maintained a low profile and it seems that no photos of her have been released to the public.
David Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, died in 1992 at the age of 59. Throughout his life, David struggled with the trauma of his abusive childhood and had complex feelings toward his mother. In his later writings, he expressed that he was able to find some level of forgiveness, recognizing her own struggles and mental health issues, even if he did not condone her actions.
Dave Pelzer was 5-6 years old when his mother started abusing him.
US author Dave Pelzer is 57 years old. (birthdate: December 29, 1960)
One son who is 22 years old. Stephen pelzer.
Unfortunately, He died. 1923 - 1980 Im not absolutely sure how he died, but I'm guessing he died from smoking and drinking. actually he died from cancer , and if Im remembering correctly, throat cancer.
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he is 48 years old
63 years old
he was 4 or 8 yrs old its in the book....
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