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Obituary: Laurel (Lauri) Rogers

Aug. 30, 1960 – Jan. 27, 2020

Laurel (Lauri) Louise J. Rogers, 59, of Sturgeon Bay, died at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. She was born in Fairmont, Minnesota, to Richard and Verna (Wilke) Jennings. 

On Oct. 27, 1979, she married Jeffrey (Jeff) Rogers, and they shared 40 great years together, along with a son, Richard (Rick); and stepson, Jeffrey Jr.  

Lauri was an avid quilter and motorcyclist. She was involved in Lutheran World Relief quilts with Bay View Lutheran Church and the Badger Heritage Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America.

She had a passion for travel. Lauri was fortunate to experience parts of Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean and Caribbean during her travels, in addition to seeing many places throughout the United States. Lauri was also proud of her father’s job with the Case Corporation, which allowed her family to live many places throughout her childhood: Minnesota, Virginia, New York, the Philippines and Wisconsin, where she met Jeff. 

Lauri worked for Hi Tec/Wulf Brothers for 20-plus years. She loved her job as office manager at Hi Tec Fabrication and thought of all the guys in the shop as one of her own, always giving motherly advice. 

She had an enormous heart and was always helping anyone in need. She was known for her compassionate spirit, which included many donations of blood throughout her life to the American Red Cross and at the end of her life with tissue donation. 

She was preceded in death by her stepson, Jeffrey Jr.; father, Richard Jennings; in-laws Charles and Jeanette Rogers; brother-in-law, Mick Axtell; and nephew, Tommy Rogers.

She is survived by her husband, Jeff; son, Rick (Jen); mother, Verna Jennings; sisters, Susan Axtell, Lois Jennings, Lisa Voegele (Greg); brother, Rick Jennings; brother-in-law, Chuck Rogers (Linda); cousins; nieces; and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held Feb. 29, 5-8 pm, at the Sevastopol Town Hall. The family invites all who knew Lauri to enjoy hors d’oeuvres and share their stories.

Memorials may be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Lauri’s name at stjude.org/donate.

Never goodbye … See you later.