Richard “Dick” W. Rogers passed away peacefully March 26, 2022, at the age of 99. Beloved husband of the late Virginia M. Rogers (nee Gessett). son of Frank Davis Rogers Sr. and Frieda Rogers (née Poertner). Dear father of Steven F. (Joan) Rogers, Barbara J. (David) Rexroat, David R. (Loree) Rogers and the late James M. Rogers. Dear brother of the late Frank D. Rogers, Jr. Our father-in-law, grandfather, great grandfather and great-great-grandfather. Our uncle, great uncle, cousin and friend to many.
He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran having served as a Lt (J.G.) in the South Pacific. Before the war, he attended Harris Teachers College, Westminster College, and then graduated from Washington University in 1948. Dick went on to have a successful career, retiring as the vice president and controller of the Ralston Purina Company in 1985.
Visitation is Monday, April 4, at 10:30 a.m. until the service at 11:30 a.m. the same day at St John’s United Church of Christ, 15370 Olive Blvd, Chesterfield, Missouri. Entombment Bellerive Gardens. Memorial contributions made to St John’s UCC Choir.
A Buchholz Mortuary Service.