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Visitation:
10 a.m. to Noon Saturday at Holland Barry and
Bennett Funeral Home
Service:
Noon Saturday, at the funeral home
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
Nelda May Rogers, 94, of Lincoln, formerly of Emden,
passed away on September 16, 2014 at The Christian
Village.
A visitation will be held at Holland Barry and
Bennett Funeral Home Saturday, September 20, 2014,
10:00 a.m.-12 Noon. Funeral services will
immediately follow at noon. Don Green and Chris
Bivens will officiate. Burial will take place at
Bethel Cemetery , Emden.
Nelda was born September 14, 1920 in Emden,
Illinois, the daughter of William Harms and Sena (Leesman)
Harms. She married Herbert Rogers September 14,
1945. He preceded her in death February 12, 2006.
She is survived by her children Mark Rogers of Emden
and Matthew (Kimberly) Rogers of Darien, IL. Also
surviving are her grandchildren Brianne Beers, Tami
Combs, Cassondra Rogers, Daniel Rogers, Faith
Rogers, Jordan Rogers, and seven great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
parents, husband, daughter Melody Hufnagel, and
sisters Jeanette Yontz and Mildred Burke.
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Nelda enjoyed reading and needlepoint, and was an
amazing cook. She was a graduate of Illinois State
University and Hartsburg Emden High School and was a
lifetime farmer’s wife who taught in a one-room
school house in Delavan. She was a member of the
Illinois Retired Teachers’ Association, the Women’s
Auxiliary at The Christian Village, and Emden
Christian Church, where she served on the Women’s
Council and taught Sunday School. She also played
the piano.
Memorial donations may be made to Emden Christian
Church, Christian Homes in Lincoln, or Safe Haven
Hospice and will be accepted at Holland Barry and
Bennett Funeral Home.
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