Rogers, Juanita Irene 1925-2017

ROGERS, HUMPHRIES, MCPEEK, NEUENDORF, LEONARD, MARLAY

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Date: 6/17/2017 at 12:21:43

Juanita Irene Rogers
April 23, 1925 - June 15, 2017

VISITATION 20 TUESDAY 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Coburn Funeral Home
24 W Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50045

SERVICE 21 WEDNESDAY 12:00 PM
Ankeny Presbyterian Church
317 S.E. Trilein Drive
Ankeny, Iowa 50021

Juanita Irene Rogers, age 92, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation will take place on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at 12:00 noon at the Ankeny Presbyterian Church, 317 S. E. Trilein Drive, Ankeny, Iowa. Burial will take place at Colfax Cemetery.

Juanita, the daughter of Arlo and Florence (Humphries) McPeek, Juanita was born on April 23, 1925, in Fairfield, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Randall High School, Randall, Iowa. On March 26, 1955, she was united in marriage to Harold "Red" Rogers and they were together for 47 years until Red's passing. Juanita stayed at home, worked on the farm with her husband and raised her children. In the 1980's, she accepted a job with DMACC in Ankeny, Iowa. In her retirement, she loved to play canasta with friends and travel throughout the United States. Her greatest joy, however, was her family.

Those left to honor her memory include a son, Doug (Rosann) Rogers of Slater; a daughter, Kelli Rogers of Ankeny; six grandchildren, Margaret (Robert) Neuendorf, Carla Rogers Paris, Rebecca Rogers Leonard, Bradley (Jill) Rogers, Austin (Leslie) Rogers, and Kate (Carson) Marlay; 12 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband; son, Tim; daughter, Julie; brother, Robert and sister, Lucille. She will be greatly missed by Those who loved her.

Memorials may be directed to the Juanita I. Rogers Memorial Fund. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Colfax, Iowa 15 June 2017.