Rosella Hollis Rogers

Rosella Hollis Rogers, 81, of Petersburg, died Saturday morning, March 21, 2009, at Sunny Acres Nursing Home, in Petersburg. She was born July 1, 1927, in Meredosia, Illinois, the daughter of Ernway and Zola Tuttle Hollis. She married Harold J. Rogers in 1948, at the First Baptist Church in Petersburg. Harold preceded her in death on March 15, 1996. Mrs. Rogers was a homemaker, devoted farm wife and active member of the Petersburg and surrounding Menard County communities her entire life. She was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church, where she sang in the Chancil Choir for 55 years and served as the Church Historian for many years. She thoroughly enjoyed singing and was a founding member of the Menard County Singers, a group she participated in for 36 years. She and her husband were Leaders of the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club for over 40 years. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed maintaining scrapbooks for her family and her civic and community organizations. She was an active member of the Farm Bureau Women’s Committee and the Ag in the Classroom Program; the Menard County Historical Society; Pierre Menard Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Beta Sigma Phi; Women’s Club; Menard County Garden Club; the Rose Hill Cemetery Board, and in her spare time, volunteered on Saturdays at the New Salem State Historic Site Visitors Center. She is survived by her daughter, Jan (husband, Randy Throckmorton), of Petersburg, and her two sons, Dale Rogers, of Springfield, and Dean (wife, Julie) Rogers, of Springfield, five grandchildren, Emily Bivens, Garrick (wife, Cecily) Throckmorton, Nick Throckmorton (fiancé, Kirsten), Samuel Rogers and Benjamin Rogers, and two great-grandchildren, Claire Bivens and Creighton Throckmorton. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wed., March 25, 2009, at the Central Presbyterian Church, Petersburg, the Rev. Julie Gail Peterson, Pastor officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Central Presbyterian Church, Menard County Singers, and Menard County Historical Society. Hurley Funeral Home of Petersburg is in charge of arrangements.

Rosella Hollis Rogers

July 1, 1927 - March 21, 2009

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