Clarence O Rogers Jr.

He married Zoda Nehrenz on May 3, 1953, who predeceased him. In addition to his parents and his wife, Clarence was predeceased by his brother, James.

Clarence served for ten years in the Navy and then ten years in the Air Force. While in the Air Force he served as a jet engine mechanic on Air Force One under President Lyndon Johnson and was responsible for engine no. 3 on the plane that President Johnson was sworn in on after the assassination of President Kennedy. After retiring from the Air Force, Clarence worked as a maintenance man for various industries in the Dayton, Ohio area.

While not a charter member, Clarence was one of the first members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fairborn, Ohio from 1958 until he moved to Chatham, IL with his son, in 2008. Recently he was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Chatham, IL.

Clarence is survived by one daughter, Diana Battigaglia, of Dayton, Ohio, and two sons, Clarence (Jerilyn) Rogers of Chatham, IL, and James (Denise) Rogers of Monroe, CT. He had four grandchildren, Erik (MaryAnn) Rogers of Kettering, Ohio, Chris (Nana) Rogers of Independence, KY, and Kacie and Caroline Rogers of Monroe, CT, along with three great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Visitation was Tuesday, April 26, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. until time of services at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fairborn, OH. Committal services immediately following with Interment will be at Byron Cemetery in Bath Township. The Rev. Arthur Casci will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Chatham, IL, or Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fairborn, OH.

A memorial prayer service will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Chatham, IL on Wed, May 4 at 7pm, followed by a fellowship coffee.

Jesus said "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26) While we will miss our father, the family rejoices knowing that he has confessed, “Yes Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God” and has received salvation and eternal life by grace alone through faith alone.