Patricia Ann Rogers

Born on February 26, 1934 in Rochester, New York to William and Ruby Geiser. Passed away on July 28, 2017 in Orange, California. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Francis “Frank” Rogers; son, David F. Rogers; son, Steven P. Rogers; daughter, Linda M. Billings and her husband, Rick Billings; granddaughter, Lana Adling and her husband, David Adling; grandson, Philip Lemke; granddaughter, Heather Fiske and her husband, Derek Fiske; grandson, Cody Ferneau; granddaughter, Miranda Meyers and her husband Joel Meyers; grandson, Brandon Billings; and great grandchildren, Carson Fiske; Wyatt Adling; Dakota Fiske; Charlie Meyers; Logan Adling; Emmett Adling and Sawyer Adling. Borned and raised in Rochester, New York. She was an only child until age 9 when her brother William “Billy” Geiser was born. As a girl, she took ballet and tap dancing lessons from her mother who had been a professional ballet dancer before she married and now taught at a studio. Because she was an only child her parents gave her a puppy which she named “Blackout,” because he was born during the first black-out in Rochester during World War II. Blackout was a very special friend for Patricia as she grew up. Her family moved to the country when she was a teenager. She graduated from Saint Andrew Catholic School in 1952. She met Frank at a square dance when she was 18 and they married on October 7, 1955. She attended nursing school and became a LVN. In 1957, when she was 8 months pregnant, Frank and Pat moved from Rochester to Redondo Beach, California. A month after they arrived, she gave birth to her first son, David. Eighteen months later her second son, Steven was born and then eighteen months after that her daughter Linda was born. In 1963, the family moved to Candlewood Ave in the City of Orange where she lived with Frank for 54 years. Patricia loved : Her cat Sandy and dogs Benji and Scruffy. Her family: Family was very important to Patricia. Family picnics at Eisenhower and Hart Parks. Acting/Dancing/Singing: As a young mother, Patricia was always dancing. She took dance classes at Santa Ana College (modern, tap and ballet). This lead to her taking acting and singing classes. She had roles in 5 different plays. She went back to work as a nurse when her children were in elementary school to provide extras for the family (violin lessons for all 3 children, gymnastic lessons). She retired from St. Joseph’s Hospital when she was 60. Traveling: early years went camping with Frank and the children – Yosemite/Mt. Shasta. Two cross country trips (driving) to Rochester to visit family. First 1968 and second 1972. 25th wedding anniversary: Patricia planned and saved the money to take herself and Frank on a Carribean cruise. They enjoyed the cruise so much that they took several more to the Carribean, Central America and Hawaii. 60 wedding anniversary party: Their children gave Frank and Patricia a reception party. Their wedding was a simple affair making this party very special for them. Family and lifetime friends as well as more recent friends attended this affair. Patricia’s activities included: Ebell Club – a lady’s service club in Santa Ana. Patricia was an active participant and enjoyed the Home and Garden component of the club. Square Dancing – Disneyland Squares / Rainbow Squares / Shirts and Skirts. Frank and Patricia met at a square dance but when they moved to California and had young children they didn’t have time for this activity. In 1975, they returned to square dancing and continued in the activity for over 40 years. Yacht Club – Frank and Patricia have a boat that is docked in Long Beach. They have been members of the Dana West Yacht Club for about 40 years and participated in a variety of activities such as 4th of July Boat Parade. Patricia was loved for: Nurtured her family she gave gave gave. (ie children violin and gymnastic lessons.) Was always there when her children or husband needed her. Undying support. Family picnics. Fun person to be with (easy to smile, infectious laugh). Went along with husband’s crazy ideas such as Gyrocopter.