William (Bill) P. Rogers
December 18, 1934 to September 11, 2021
Obituary
Passed peacefully away in the presence of his loving family on September 11th, 2021 at Pleasantview Towers, William (Bill) P. Rogers, aged 86 years.
Predeceased by his parents Eli & Sarah Jane; his wife Marcella (Nance); infant daughters Shirley & Linda; and his brothers Malcolm, Paul, & Martin.
Leaving to mourn with broken hearts are his daughters Doreen (Ray), Donna (Randy), & Doris; sons Harold (Anne), Rick (Denise), & Lorne (Melanie); 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sisters Doris & Lorraine (Wilf); brothers Arthur (Cynthia) & Peter (Josephine); sisters in law Betty, Jane (Harold), Diane, & Brenda (Raymond); brothers in law Harvey (Florence), Claude, Dave (Ellen), & Dean (Lorna); special friend Patricia Davis; as well as a large circle of other family & friends.
Special thanks to Bernice Kavanagh (longtime family friend), to Dave & Ellen Pickett for supporting us through his last hours, to the staff of the Health Sciences Centre, as well as to the staff of Pleasantview Towers for their compassionate care during his final days.
Resting at Carnell’s Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road, on Tuesday, September 14th from 10AM-9PM.
Visitation to continue at Oram’s Funeral Home, Dover, on Wednesday September 15th from 6-9 pm and Thursday September 16th from 10-12 noon. Funeral service from St. George’s Anglican Church in Gambo at 2pm. Interment to follow at Anglican cemetery in Dover.
Flowers are gratefully accepted, or a donation may be made in his memory to the Alzheimer’s society.
Doreen and Family so sorry I didn’t know of Bills Passing … A lot of great memories of Charming Billy… RIP
Doris and Jennifer
Sorry to hear of the passing of your father and grandfather my thoughts are with you take solace that time will help ease the hurt in your hearts
Agnes Squires
My prayers and thoughts are with you all at this time. He was truly one of a kind and I’m so glad our paths crossed. God bless xo
Jennifer,Chris,Doris and Rogers family
Our deepest condolences on the loss of your grandfather and father.
Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts.”
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Roger family.
God Bless
Gary, Ina and Elsie Furlong
Doris Condolence on the passing of your father.Kevin and Marg Norman
Condolence to Doris and all her sisters and Brothers on the passing of your dad. Susan and Susie Norman
Doris Donna Dorreen and the boys sorry to hear about your Dad’s passing…uncle Bill was a wonderful uncle who always had a smile…that smile always let u know he was happy to see ya…almost every summer he would come to geenspond for a short visit …always look forward to the visit….thinking about u all…big hugs..
To Doris and Family, so sorry to hear about Bill’s passing, please know that I am thinking off everyone in this time of sorrow!¡!!
I will surely miss him!!!!
BiILL’S FAMILY: So many memories for us of Bill Rogers and Dave’s sister Nance. They came to our house quite often, usually at 4:00 in the evening, “now are you ready”….it is dance time of course…always where Lloyd Snow, Dave Pike, Bob Hiscock, Ronnie Rose was playing. From Bellevue Beach to The Seaview, Spaniards Bay, Kellys and The Mariner in Bay Roberts. Further back in the day it would Picketts Lounge, Salmon River and Traverse Brook Lounge. They were always the first to hit the dance floor, he made sure he had a dance with everyone. In and around St. Johns, he introduced me and Dave to Mother Gosses, The Riviera, The Station Lounge…..we didn’t mind cause we were his designated Driver. Many years we would go Raspberry picking in Goulds by the old Fire station…Bill loved his cooked Dinner and always had a nap right after. We enjoyed trips with them to Port Union and Catalina, one night we stayed at the Seaview in Port Union, one bed in the room, me N Dave tried to sleep on the floor…no sleep he snored the paint right off the walls, oh my. They loved going for drives, stopping for a feed, I had to be sly to pay for it. A very generous man for sure. He loved Moose Hunting. He and Nance always bottled moose for the winter and generously shared it all…He always made sure they had their fish for the winter making an annual trip to Fair Haven for his salt fish. In later years, Bill and Nance got a camper, and explored all parts of this beautiful province including Labrador. Many new friends and memories. And now there is one more tidbit to share pretty sure most of you have seen the famous picture, hanging on the walls in most of our homes, it is called ~~ “RESETTLEMENT”~~the one towing the house, with two boats, three children on the shoreline looking at the house being towed…well, our Bill Rogers is in that boat, as our Bill Rogers came from Silver Fox Island to settle in Dover NL. Me N Dave will continue to remember you Bill, as we look at that famous picture every day sitting at our dining room table. Lastly, we are so privileged to have been with his family when he passed, ever so peacefully, R.I.P. dear friend and Brother in Law~~~Me N Dave~~~Dave and Ellen Pickett, Conception Harbour
Ellen, Dave and all Bill’s family, condolences, thoughts and prayers. We always looked forward to seeing Bill at Smallwood Park. He was always so friendly and always with a smile on his face. RIP Bill
So sorry to hear the passing of Bill
Sending our condolences to the Rogers families. Mike and Carolyn Ryan
Art, Cynthia and family. I am so sorry to see that your loved one has passed away.. It is so hard to say farewell to someone you have loved for so long and who has loved you. You will find comfort in your many precious memories. My sincere condolences to all.
Donna and family,
Sending along our sincerest condolences to you on the loss of your father. We hope your memories provide you some solace during this sad time. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time.
Doreen, Donna , Doris and families so sorry to hear of your Dad’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Doreen and family sorry for your loss many happy times from the Woolworths freind ‘s
To all Family so very sorry to hear of your Dad and poppy s passing my thoughts and prayers are with you all