Roger Darold Rogge of Danbury,

IA, was born May 18, 1942 and passed from this world on August 18, 2024.

He graduated from Danbury High School in 1960 and attended Barber College in Sioux City. This vocation took him to California where he practiced with his uncle in Moorpark, CA. In July 1966, he joined the Army, serving his country until June 1968. During his time in the service, he was stationed in Thailand as a Movement Specialist and earned the National Defense Service Medal and Army Commendation Medal. Upon honorable discharge, he then went on to college earning his bachelor’s degree in teaching from Wayne State College in Wayne, graduating in 1973. In his first year of college, he met and married his wife, LuAnn Poynter Rogge of Petersburg, MN. They were blessed with a daughter, Amelia (Amy), in 1970 and their son, Lorn, in 1977. Roger taught and coached in the school systems of Prairie of Gowrie and Central Webster of Burnside, IA, from 1973 to 1982. In 1982, he and his wife LuAnn, purchased a drive inn restaurant in his home town of Danbury and operated “Rogge’s Inn” from 1982 to 1997. In 1997, Roger became the nursing home administrator for the Verdigre Nursing Home in Verdigre, serving in that capacity from 1997 to 2011 when he retired.

Roger had many talents and hobbies, of which his all-time favorite was watching his grandkids in their different sporting events. His children and grandchildren were his world.

He was looking forward to his greatgranddaughter to be born September 2024, but God had other plans for him to enjoy this event.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 54 years, LuAnn; daughter Amy (Mark) Moes and their children Cameron (Alyssa), Cole (Kennedy), Kiera and Korrine Moes; son Lorn (Trixie) Rogge and their children Michael, Nicholas and Max Rogge; two sisters, Leah Drews of Marcus and Michelle (Tom) Gannon of Vermillion; a brother Doug (Connie) from Rockwall, TX; sistersin- law, Shannon Rogge and Sandy Richardson;brothers-in-law Adrian Poynter and Steven (Deb) Poynter, many nieces and nephews and numerous family and friends.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents, Viola and Lorn Rogge; his mother and father-in-law, Paul and Lucille Poynter; his brother, Bill Rogge; brothers-in-law Kenny Richardson, Bob Smith and Robert Barrick; sisters-in-law, Phyllis Poynter and Katy Smith, and two great-grandchildren.

Because of many health issues, Rog said, “At 82, if it ends today, I will have lived a good life.”

He left us a legacy of love and we were richly blessed to have shared his life.