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Alma Faye <I>Bach</I> Rogers

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Alma Faye Bach Rogers

Birth
Melbourne, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death
12 Jul 2016 (aged 85)
Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Alma Rogers, 85, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Grandview Rehab and Health Care.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2016, at the funeral home.

Alma Faye Bach was born on November 10, 1930, at home near Melbourne, Iowa; she was the daughter of Lester and Rosella (Meyer) Bach. Alma attended school in the Collins Community School District graduating with the class of 1948. After graduation she worked at Donnelly’s in the Shipping Department. On October 28, 1948, Alma was united in marriage to Russell Coleman at the church in Collins. Russell and Alma farmed in Zearing, Collins, and Marshalltown, until buying a farm near Laurel, Iowa. In 1961, Alma started working for S&H Green Stamps until 1980; she then went to work for Marshall County Emergency Management retiring in 1996. After Russell’s passing in 1979, Alma remarried Richard Rogers in June of 1985, and they enjoyed traveling and camping and visited 47 of the 50 states. She was a member of the VFW, First United Methodist Church, Antique Car Club and collected Lefton glass in which she had 17,000 pieces. She enjoyed reading, working with flowers, Suduko puzzles and loved and enjoyed her family as she loved being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Linda (Calvin) Woosley of Beaman, Iowa, Janna Hill-Wilson of Marshalltown, Iowa, Rick (Robin) Coleman of Osage Beach, Missouri; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; brother, Max (Karen) Bach of Gilman, Iowa and several nieces and nephews.

In death Alma rejoins her parents, Lester and Rosella; husbands, Russell and Richard; son, David, and her brother, Richard and son-in-law Robert Wilson.

Funeral services for Alma Faye Rogers, 85, of Marshalltown, IA, were held Saturday, July 16, 2016 at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Jeff Kodis officiating. Alma was laid to rest in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers were B.J. Woosley, Tony Woosley, Chad Woosley, Keavin Hill, Josh Coleman and Colin Schaer. Honorary Pallbearers were Steve Cherveny, Phillip Sullivan-Barnett, Michael Wolf, James Farr and Shaun Mehaffy.

Groups attending included the VFW, Iowa River Hospice, Collins Community School Class of '48, First United Methodist Church, Gilman United Methodist Church and the Red Hat Ladies.

Mitchell Family Funeral Home was entrusted with the care of Alma and her family.
Alma Rogers, 85, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Grandview Rehab and Health Care.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2016, at the funeral home.

Alma Faye Bach was born on November 10, 1930, at home near Melbourne, Iowa; she was the daughter of Lester and Rosella (Meyer) Bach. Alma attended school in the Collins Community School District graduating with the class of 1948. After graduation she worked at Donnelly’s in the Shipping Department. On October 28, 1948, Alma was united in marriage to Russell Coleman at the church in Collins. Russell and Alma farmed in Zearing, Collins, and Marshalltown, until buying a farm near Laurel, Iowa. In 1961, Alma started working for S&H Green Stamps until 1980; she then went to work for Marshall County Emergency Management retiring in 1996. After Russell’s passing in 1979, Alma remarried Richard Rogers in June of 1985, and they enjoyed traveling and camping and visited 47 of the 50 states. She was a member of the VFW, First United Methodist Church, Antique Car Club and collected Lefton glass in which she had 17,000 pieces. She enjoyed reading, working with flowers, Suduko puzzles and loved and enjoyed her family as she loved being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Linda (Calvin) Woosley of Beaman, Iowa, Janna Hill-Wilson of Marshalltown, Iowa, Rick (Robin) Coleman of Osage Beach, Missouri; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; brother, Max (Karen) Bach of Gilman, Iowa and several nieces and nephews.

In death Alma rejoins her parents, Lester and Rosella; husbands, Russell and Richard; son, David, and her brother, Richard and son-in-law Robert Wilson.

Funeral services for Alma Faye Rogers, 85, of Marshalltown, IA, were held Saturday, July 16, 2016 at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Jeff Kodis officiating. Alma was laid to rest in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers were B.J. Woosley, Tony Woosley, Chad Woosley, Keavin Hill, Josh Coleman and Colin Schaer. Honorary Pallbearers were Steve Cherveny, Phillip Sullivan-Barnett, Michael Wolf, James Farr and Shaun Mehaffy.

Groups attending included the VFW, Iowa River Hospice, Collins Community School Class of '48, First United Methodist Church, Gilman United Methodist Church and the Red Hat Ladies.

Mitchell Family Funeral Home was entrusted with the care of Alma and her family.


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