Clara R. Rogers
Clara R. Rogers, 87, of Prairie du Chien, passed away Friday Sept. 8, at the Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, following a short illness.
She was born on Dec. 9, 1929, in New Boston, Ill., the daughter of Merle and Lema (Jackson) Kallenberger. She married William Rogers Dec. 19, 1947, in Savanna, Ill. They were married for 56 years before he passed Dec. 19, 2003.
She is survived by her children Ann (Monte) Steiber, of Prairie du Chien, and Ben (Ellen) Rogers, of Sharon; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; 12 step-great grandchildren; her sister Kathy Sue Mangler, of Savanna, Ill.; and a brother Danny Joe Mangler, of Onalaska.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Prairie du Chien with Pastor Barb Cook officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover, Ill. Friends may call at the church on Tuesday, from 10 a.m. until the time of services. The Garrity Funeral Home of Prairie du Chien is assisting the family.