Helen M. Rogers

ROGERS, OAKS, FINCH

Posted By: Pam Wagler (email)
Date: 11/20/2014 at 23:04:01

The HawkEye
Burlington, Iowa
20 November 2014

Helen M. Rogers

Helen M. Rogers, 80, of Stronghurst, Ill., died at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab Center in Stronghurst.

Born May 6, 1934, in Biggsville, Ill., she was the daughter of James K. and Flossie Lena Finch Oaks. On Aug . 8, 1953, she married Orville L. Rogers in Burlington. He died Oct. 5, 2007.

Mrs. Rogers was a homemaker. She attended schools in Biggsville and graduated from Biggsville High School. She was a longtime member of Biggsville United Methodist Church.

Survivors include one son, James Rogers of Biggsville, 11 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by one daughter, her parents and one brother.

The graveside funeral for Mrs. Rogers will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Biggsville Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 9 to 11 a.m. at Turnbull Funeral Home in Biggsville before the service.

Memorials have been established for OSF Hospice and Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab.