Mr. Rogers served in the U.S. Army during World War II, having attained the rank of Buck Sergeant. A retired carpenter, he worked for J.W. Cowper of Buffalo for 24 years.
He was the husband of the late Gladys M. (Pagett) Rogers; son of the late Hurley J. and Bertha (Poole) Rogers; father of Floyd J. “Jack” Rogers of South Dayton, Patrick J. Rogers of Almond, Margaret A. VanWarmer of South Dayton and Teresa Rogers of Jamestown; and brother of Harriet Mackmer of Bliss and the late Gladys Degenfelder, Dorothy Taylor, Hazel Lawton, Florence Ortel, Earl, William, Harold and Wesley Rogers; also survived by eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were by the Hills Funeral Chapel, South Dayton.