Rena Y. Rogers

BARRE TOWN – Rena Yvonne Rogers, 79, of Curtis Road passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at home with her loving family by her bedside.

Born November 14, 1937 in Colebrook, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of Gerard and Yvonne (Gosselin) Lamoureux. Rena attended elementary School at St. Monica’s and graduated from Spaulding High School with the class of 1955. After high school, she attended Nursing School at Trinity College in Burlington.

On January 4, 1958, she married the love of her life, John M. Rogers, Jr., in the St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre. After their marriage, they built their current home and have lived there for fifty-nine years.

Rena was a bookkeeper for many years for the family businesses, John Rogers and Sons, Rogers Brothers, and Rogers Sawmill.

She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Berlin.   In her spare time, she enjoyed travelling, gardening-especially growing her own flowers, reading, going to camp in Cabot in the summer months and Florida in the winter months, boating on the Suwannee River. Most of all she loved spending time with her family.

Survivors include her husband John Rogers, Jr., of Barre Town; her sons John Rogers III of Calais; Jeffrey Rogers and his wife, Lisa of Barre Town; James Rogers and his wife, Lynn of Cabot; her daughter-in-law Kathy Rogers of Barre Town; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; her sisters Jacqueline Isabelle of Barre and Lucille Laprade of Georgia; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her grandson Christopher Rogers.

The service to honor and celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in the Bible Baptist Church, 68 Vine Street, Berlin. Family and friends may call on Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre.

Memorial contributions may be made to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641.