Mary Bridget (Fitzpatrick) Rogers, age 92 of North Lauderdale, FL was called home on Monday January 9th, 2023. Mary was living in Canton, GA at the time of her passing. She was born August 30th, 1930 in Newfoundland, Canada to Robert and Margaret Fitzpatrick. She had one sister Catherine (Schaetzl), who passed in 2016.
Mary spent her younger years in Newfoundland on a goat farm. In her teens she moved with her family to Bronx, New York, where she later met her love, Richard (Dick) Patrick Rogers. They were married for 67 years. Mary and Dick moved to Florida in 1977, where they shared many special friends and memories over the years. Both she and Dick were members of Our Lady Queen of Heaven parish. Dick predeceased her in January 2022. They had three children, Kerri Ann (Dillon) who predeceased her in November 2022, Richard Robert Thomas Rogers and an infant boy who died at birth.
While living in New York, Mary worked for Macy’s in the Human Resource department. Mary was an avid reader of romance novels and mysteries. She was the Queen of shopping at yard sales and flea markets. She loved to camp with all the modern day comforts and loved Disney Mickey and Minnie. But most of all liked being at home with her husband, Dick.
Mary is survived by her son Richard (Rick) R T Rogers and his wife JudyAnn Rogers (Parker), her grandsons Brandon P Rogers and his wife Alesha Rogers (Collins) and William (BJ) E Dillon and his wife Cassie Dillon (Winder). Also her great grandchildren Tyler and Bryson (Jones), Liam and Kinsley (Dillon) and Aiden (Rogers). Along with her son in law, Scott S Fried and many nieces and nephews.
The visitation will be Thursday January 26th from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Kraeer Funeral Home in Margate, FL with a gravesite service at 1:30pm at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
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