Rodgers, Claude Harold 1892-1955

RODGERS, KLINE

Posted By: Dorra Bost (email)
Date: 4/26/2015 at 19:24:25

Posted Colfax Tribune.

Claude H. Rodgers Dies Tuesday in Des Moines

Claude H. Rodgers, 63, of this city died at the Veterans hospital in Des Moines Tuesday morning about 10 o'clock, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. Mr. Rodgers had been in ill health since January, first suffering a heart attack, and had recently been hospitalized as a result of a blood clot, which claimed his life.

Mr. Rodgers was born in What Cheer, Ia., November 19th, 1892, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rodgers, and came to Colfax when a small boy. He attended the Colfax schools, and on October 11, 1917 was united in marriage to Opal Kline, the couple making this city their home. For many years, he operated the R & R Café, and the followed the restaurant business until World War II.

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Birth: Nov. 19, 1892
Death: Aug. 2, 1955

Note: SGT GAS DET DEMOB GP WW1

Burial: Colfax Cemetery Colfax
Jasper County Iowa, USA
Plot: Block A, Lot 19

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Record added: Apr 24, 2011
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