I didn’t know them, but their story has a kind of happy ending:
Kathleen Florence Kane Rogers, age 94, and Bruce Harris Rogers, age 93, died peacefully in their home on Friday June 15. They were residents of Bainbridge Island since 2003.
Kathleen was born July 12, 1912, in Vancouver, B.C., the only child of Northern Irish parents Emily Kane and Daniel Long Hanna. She grew up in Victoria B.C. and moved to Tacoma, Washington as a teenager. She attended the University of Washington and then Cornish School as an art history major.
Bruce was born October 16, 1913 in Toronto, Kansas to Clarence and Minnie Rogers, both school teachers. The family moved to Seattle in 1927. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1930 and the University of Washington Law School in 1937.
They were married in 1937 in Seattle, moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and then to Portland Oregon. They returned to Seattle where they lived with their family for 40 years on the shores of Haller Lake. After retirement they moved to Edmonds where Kathleen became an active member of the Friends of the Edmonds Library and the Historical Society where she served as a docent for many years.
They leave two sons, Michael of Bainbridge and John of Silverdale, 6 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Kathleen and Bruce recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends.
At their request there will be no services; a family memorial gathering will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Bainbridge Library or Helpline House.
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I so love this. There’s a story here.
I so love this. There’s a story here.
My heart is in my throat, Susan.
There is a huge story here.
You should write it.
My heart is in my throat, Susan.
There is a huge story here.
You should write it.
These two must have had that something special we all look for in life. They were devoted to one another so much that they even passed together. Wow, I’d love to learn more about them.
Thanks for sharing.
These two must have had that something special we all look for in life. They were devoted to one another so much that they even passed together. Wow, I’d love to learn more about them.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow!!! – I wonder where my brain was the first time I read this.
I “like totally” missed the fact that this couple died on the same day! How could I have missed it?
Of course, I was so amazed by their age …and the 70 years of marriage – I missed it completely.
Wow!!! – I wonder where my brain was the first time I read this.
I “like totally” missed the fact that this couple died on the same day! How could I have missed it?
Of course, I was so amazed by their age …and the 70 years of marriage – I missed it completely.