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Raymond G.
Rogers
Raymond
George
Rogers, 84,
died
peacefully
at home July
28,
surrounded
by his
family,
after a long
illness. He
resided on
High St.,
Hoosick
Falls. with
his wife,
Joan Hewson
Rogers, whom
he married
on Oct. 6,
1951.
Born on
Sept. 11,
1924, in
Cambridge,
N.Y., son of
Joseph and
Anna Mills
Rogers, he
graduated
from
Cambridge
Central
School in
1941. He
enlisted in
the Army and
served
valiantly as
an Army
medic in
World War
II, in the
Seven Steps
to Hell
Regiment.
Post-war,
Raymond
received an
A.S. degree
in
Mathematics
from the
Veterans
Vocational
School, now
known as
Hudson
Valley
Community
College, in
1947. He
began his
carpentry
career
working with
George
Warren
Construction,
followed by
working with
Martin J.
Rogers
Construction,
and later
started his
own company,
Rogers
Roofing and
Gutters,
where he
worked until
his
retirement.
Raymond was
an honorary
alumnus of
St. Mary's
Academy, an
honorary
member of
the Town of
Hoosick
Rescue
Squad, a
life member
of Hoosick
Falls Elks
#178, an
active
participant
in Hoosier
Hopefuls,
Relay For
Life Team,
and a
faithful
communicant
of the
Immaculate
Conception
Church.
He leaves
his beloved
wife, Joan,
his children
Dorothy
(John) Vars
of
Wynantskill,
N.Y., Mary
(John)
Burdick,
James Rogers
and Joan
Rogers Jr.
all of
Hoosick
Falls,
Michael
(Stacy)
Rogers of
Latham,
N.Y.,
Rosemarie
Rogers
(Richard
Stowell) of
Hoosick
Falls, Faye
(Gary)
McCormick of
North
Walpole, N.H.
17
grandchildren,
two
great-grandchildren,
and several
nieces and
nephews.
Raymond also
leaves a
sister,
Agnes
Rogers, and
a brother,
John (Karen)
Rogers, all
of
Cambridge,
N.Y..
He
is
predeceased
by brothers
,Martin
(Olga)
Rogers,
Frank
(Marguerite)
Rogers, and
sister,
Stella
(Rogers)
Schmidt.
FUNERAL
NOTICE:
Funeral
services
will be
Friday, July
31, at 10:15
a.m. from
the MAHAR
FUNERAL
HOME, 43
Main St. in
Hoosick
Falls. A
Mass of
Christian
Burial will
be offered
at 11 a.m.
from the
Immaculate
Conception
Church on
Main St.
Burial will
follow the
Mass at St.
Mary's
Cemetery in
Hoosick
Falls.
Relatives
and friends
may call at
the funeral
home on
Thursday,
July 30,
from 4 to 8
p.m..
Members of
Elks #567
will perform
their ritual
service at
7:45 p.m. at
the funeral
home. In
lieu of
flowers,
memorial
contributions
may be made
to either
the Karen
McGovern
Memorial
Fund or the
Town of
Hoosick
Rescue Squad
through the
funeral
home.
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1941
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