Connect 4, Go Fish, Slap Jack, Boggle, Pengoloo, Tumblin’ Monkeys, and Memory were always so much fun to play with her. She had colorful marbles and a large metal Chinese checkers board that the grandkids (and later great-grandkids) learned to play the game on.
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She was always eager to go for a walk, play cards (shuffling like a professional dealer), lay on the grass and find animal shapes in the clouds, play catch, work on a puzzle, color, play house, read to, or share a hug with her grandkids. Adeline was a very “hands-on”, “get down on the floor and play” kind of grandma. In between visits, she kept in close contact with her treasured siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins through the exchange of letters and pictures. Over the years, Adeline traveled back to Michigan to visit relatives a number of times. When forced to accept payment for her time, she always found a way to “gift” the money back to the families. She was extremely generous with her time and happily babysat a granddaughter and later a great-granddaughter while their parents worked. She was known for remembering to send cards for every holiday and birthday (always with the date marked in Sharpie). She enjoyed visits from her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren from near and far. Adeline remained in Rose Valley for the rest of her life and was known in the neighborhood for always having a treat for (and knowing the name of) each dog on her walking route. In 1980, Adeline and Brownie moved to Rose Valley to be closer to their daughter and son-in-law. Together, Brownie and Adeline grew amazing gardens and made sure that the granddaughters always had matching Christmas and Easter dresses.
Adeline and Brownie enjoyed watching their family grow and began welcoming grandchildren into their lives. The earthquake in Alaska in 1964 led the family to relocate to Longview, WA. Adeline touched the lives of many children in Seward whom she babysat, including life-long friends Randy and Penny Jarigese. In addition to being an avid homemaker, she was involved as a room mother at her children’s school and served as a den mother for a scouting troop. There they welcomed the first of their three children, Richard “Dick” Rogers, in 1947, followed by Evelyn (Jackson) Rogers in 1949, and George Rogers in 1950. In 1947, Adeline and her husband, Elmer “Brownie” Rogers, moved to Seward, Alaska.
The youngest of 5 children, she grew up and attended school in Bad Axe, Michigan. Adeline was born on May 5, 1930, in Elkton, Michigan, to Edward and Emma (Zinser) Bannick. Adeline Jane Rogers Adeline Jane Rogers May 5, 1930, to JanuKelso resident Adeline Jane Rogers, age 90, passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on January 17, 2021.
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