Well-loved Lewiston resident Rose Mary Rodgers passed away on Oct. 9, 2011, in California, at the age of 90. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. Rose Mary is remembered as a dedicated civic leader, a tireless church volunteer and a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She shared a rich life with her husband of 63 years, Charles A. Rodgers, before he passed away in 2004. She was the mother of three adult daughters, one who preceded her in death, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was born Rose Mary Uhlenkott on April 22, 1921, in Cottonwood to Gerhard and Elizabeth Hoene Uhlenkott. She resided on the family ranch and frequently spoke of her early years as part of a tight-knit farm family. Their home was in the shadow of St. Gertrude's Convent in Keuterville, and she was a member of the first class to attend the new St. Gertrude's Academy.
She married Charles A. Rodgers in 1942 at the historic St. Stanislaus Church in Lewiston. Her husband was introduced to the railroad business by his father, Charles J. Rodgers, who was a conductor on the Camas Prairie Railroad and lived in Lewiston with his wife Margaret. Like his father, Charles loved the city of Lewiston and hoped to return "home" in his retirement. He spent more than 40 years with the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Shortly after their marriage, Charles was called to serve his country as a member of the Army Air Corps in World War II. He was stationed in England during the war.
During the "war years" Rose Mary returned to the Uhlenkott family ranch near Keuterville, and delivered U.S. Mail for a rural postal route. She was preserving the mail route for her brother Larry, who was serving his country during the war. She had another brother, Norbert, who also served in the military during World War II.
Following the war years, she and Charles lived in numerous locations as he furthered his career with the railroad. They lived in Lewiston, Moscow, and Sandpoint and Athol, Idaho, and Spokane, Walla Walla and Garfield, as well as Helena and Billings, Mont.
They raised their three daughters, Gloria, Joan and Susan, and dedicated their spare time to house-building and remodeling projects, as well church and civic activities.
Rose Mary and Charles were soon to find another passion in life, international travel. Once their daughters left home, they traveled to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Rose Mary once said, "It was really quite amazing. We circumvented the globe twice, from east to west and then from west to east." Their round-the-world jaunts were highlights of their life as they always traveled on TWA, the airline that employed their daughter Joan as a flight attendant. They traveled to Germany for the birth of their first grandson and subsequently met daughter Susan while she was attending college in Austria.
Rose Mary and husband Charles were involved in civic, community and political affairs throughout their lives. She was a member of the city council in Helena and stated that her vivid interest in politics began in Montana. While in Helena, she also attended classes at Carroll College.
Upon retirement in 1982, they returned to Lewiston and shared time with her brothers and sisters who lived locally and on the Camas Prairie. She enjoyed her life as a member of the extended Uhlenkott family. She was the sole survivor of a family that included Abe Uhlenkott, Norbert Uhlenkott, Celeste Sullivan, Sister Scholastica Mary Uhlenkott, Regina Seubert and Larry Uhlenkott.
Her political interests followed her to Lewiston, where she was very active in the Nez Perce County Republican Women's organization. She was named Idaho Republican Woman of the Year in 1995.
She was also very active in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church's Altar Society and served as its president. Rose Mary and Charles also became active members of the Good Sam camping organization.
Rose Mary was preceded in death by husband Charles in 2004, as well as daughter Joan in 2003.
She is survived by daughters, Gloria Rodgers Karlak of Murrieta, Calif., and Susan Rodgers Mahlmann of Pasadena, Calif. Besides her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Lewiston, Clarkston and the Camas Prairie, as well as locations across the U.S.
The rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Lewiston, followed by celebration of a funeral Mass at 10:30. The burial will follow the funeral at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston and a reception at Our Lady of Lourdes Church after the services.
Vassar-Rawls Funeral Home of Lewiston is handling arrangements.
She shared a rich life with her husband of 63 years, Charles A. Rodgers, before he passed away in 2004. She was the mother of three adult daughters, one who preceded her in death, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was born Rose Mary Uhlenkott on April 22, 1921, in Cottonwood to Gerhard and Elizabeth Hoene Uhlenkott. She resided on the family ranch and frequently spoke of her early years as part of a tight-knit farm family. Their home was in the shadow of St. Gertrude's Convent in Keuterville, and she was a member of the first class to attend the new St. Gertrude's Academy.
She married Charles A. Rodgers in 1942 at the historic St. Stanislaus Church in Lewiston. Her husband was introduced to the railroad business by his father, Charles J. Rodgers, who was a conductor on the Camas Prairie Railroad and lived in Lewiston with his wife Margaret. Like his father, Charles loved the city of Lewiston and hoped to return "home" in his retirement. He spent more than 40 years with the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Shortly after their marriage, Charles was called to serve his country as a member of the Army Air Corps in World War II. He was stationed in England during the war.
During the "war years" Rose Mary returned to the Uhlenkott family ranch near Keuterville, and delivered U.S. Mail for a rural postal route. She was preserving the mail route for her brother Larry, who was serving his country during the war. She had another brother, Norbert, who also served in the military during World War II.
Following the war years, she and Charles lived in numerous locations as he furthered his career with the railroad. They lived in Lewiston, Moscow, and Sandpoint and Athol, Idaho, and Spokane, Walla Walla and Garfield, as well as Helena and Billings, Mont.
They raised their three daughters, Gloria, Joan and Susan, and dedicated their spare time to house-building and remodeling projects, as well church and civic activities.
Rose Mary and Charles were soon to find another passion in life, international travel. Once their daughters left home, they traveled to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Rose Mary once said, "It was really quite amazing. We circumvented the globe twice, from east to west and then from west to east." Their round-the-world jaunts were highlights of their life as they always traveled on TWA, the airline that employed their daughter Joan as a flight attendant. They traveled to Germany for the birth of their first grandson and subsequently met daughter Susan while she was attending college in Austria.
Rose Mary and husband Charles were involved in civic, community and political affairs throughout their lives. She was a member of the city council in Helena and stated that her vivid interest in politics began in Montana. While in Helena, she also attended classes at Carroll College.
Upon retirement in 1982, they returned to Lewiston and shared time with her brothers and sisters who lived locally and on the Camas Prairie. She enjoyed her life as a member of the extended Uhlenkott family. She was the sole survivor of a family that included Abe Uhlenkott, Norbert Uhlenkott, Celeste Sullivan, Sister Scholastica Mary Uhlenkott, Regina Seubert and Larry Uhlenkott.
Her political interests followed her to Lewiston, where she was very active in the Nez Perce County Republican Women's organization. She was named Idaho Republican Woman of the Year in 1995.
She was also very active in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church's Altar Society and served as its president. Rose Mary and Charles also became active members of the Good Sam camping organization.
Rose Mary was preceded in death by husband Charles in 2004, as well as daughter Joan in 2003.
She is survived by daughters, Gloria Rodgers Karlak of Murrieta, Calif., and Susan Rodgers Mahlmann of Pasadena, Calif. Besides her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Lewiston, Clarkston and the Camas Prairie, as well as locations across the U.S.
The rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Lewiston, followed by celebration of a funeral Mass at 10:30. The burial will follow the funeral at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston and a reception at Our Lady of Lourdes Church after the services.
Vassar-Rawls Funeral Home of Lewiston is handling arrangements.
Well-loved Lewiston resident Rose Mary Rodgers passed away on Oct. 9, 2011, in California, at the age of 90. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. Rose Mary is remembered as a dedicated civic leader, a tireless church volunteer and a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She shared a rich life with her husband of 63 years, Charles A. Rodgers, before he passed away in 2004. She was the mother of three adult daughters, one who preceded her in death, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was born Rose Mary Uhlenkott on April 22, 1921, in Cottonwood to Gerhard and Elizabeth Hoene Uhlenkott. She resided on the family ranch and frequently spoke of her early years as part of a tight-knit farm family. Their home was in the shadow of St. Gertrude's Convent in Keuterville, and she was a member of the first class to attend the new St. Gertrude's Academy.
She married Charles A. Rodgers in 1942 at the historic St. Stanislaus Church in Lewiston. Her husband was introduced to the railroad business by his father, Charles J. Rodgers, who was a conductor on the Camas Prairie Railroad and lived in Lewiston with his wife Margaret. Like his father, Charles loved the city of Lewiston and hoped to return "home" in his retirement. He spent more than 40 years with the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Shortly after their marriage, Charles was called to serve his country as a member of the Army Air Corps in World War II. He was stationed in England during the war.
During the "war years" Rose Mary returned to the Uhlenkott family ranch near Keuterville, and delivered U.S. Mail for a rural postal route. She was preserving the mail route for her brother Larry, who was serving his country during the war. She had another brother, Norbert, who also served in the military during World War II.
Following the war years, she and Charles lived in numerous locations as he furthered his career with the railroad. They lived in Lewiston, Moscow, and Sandpoint and Athol, Idaho, and Spokane, Walla Walla and Garfield, as well as Helena and Billings, Mont.
They raised their three daughters, Gloria, Joan and Susan, and dedicated their spare time to house-building and remodeling projects, as well church and civic activities.
Rose Mary and Charles were soon to find another passion in life, international travel. Once their daughters left home, they traveled to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Rose Mary once said, "It was really quite amazing. We circumvented the globe twice, from east to west and then from west to east." Their round-the-world jaunts were highlights of their life as they always traveled on TWA, the airline that employed their daughter Joan as a flight attendant. They traveled to Germany for the birth of their first grandson and subsequently met daughter Susan while she was attending college in Austria.
Rose Mary and husband Charles were involved in civic, community and political affairs throughout their lives. She was a member of the city council in Helena and stated that her vivid interest in politics began in Montana. While in Helena, she also attended classes at Carroll College.
Upon retirement in 1982, they returned to Lewiston and shared time with her brothers and sisters who lived locally and on the Camas Prairie. She enjoyed her life as a member of the extended Uhlenkott family. She was the sole survivor of a family that included Abe Uhlenkott, Norbert Uhlenkott, Celeste Sullivan, Sister Scholastica Mary Uhlenkott, Regina Seubert and Larry Uhlenkott.
Her political interests followed her to Lewiston, where she was very active in the Nez Perce County Republican Women's organization. She was named Idaho Republican Woman of the Year in 1995.
She was also very active in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church's Altar Society and served as its president. Rose Mary and Charles also became active members of the Good Sam camping organization.
Rose Mary was preceded in death by husband Charles in 2004, as well as daughter Joan in 2003.
She is survived by daughters, Gloria Rodgers Karlak of Murrieta, Calif., and Susan Rodgers Mahlmann of Pasadena, Calif. Besides her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Lewiston, Clarkston and the Camas Prairie, as well as locations across the U.S.
The rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Lewiston, followed by celebration of a funeral Mass at 10:30. The burial will follow the funeral at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston and a reception at Our Lady of Lourdes Church after the services.
Vassar-Rawls Funeral Home of Lewiston is handling arrangements.
She shared a rich life with her husband of 63 years, Charles A. Rodgers, before he passed away in 2004. She was the mother of three adult daughters, one who preceded her in death, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was born Rose Mary Uhlenkott on April 22, 1921, in Cottonwood to Gerhard and Elizabeth Hoene Uhlenkott. She resided on the family ranch and frequently spoke of her early years as part of a tight-knit farm family. Their home was in the shadow of St. Gertrude's Convent in Keuterville, and she was a member of the first class to attend the new St. Gertrude's Academy.
She married Charles A. Rodgers in 1942 at the historic St. Stanislaus Church in Lewiston. Her husband was introduced to the railroad business by his father, Charles J. Rodgers, who was a conductor on the Camas Prairie Railroad and lived in Lewiston with his wife Margaret. Like his father, Charles loved the city of Lewiston and hoped to return "home" in his retirement. He spent more than 40 years with the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Shortly after their marriage, Charles was called to serve his country as a member of the Army Air Corps in World War II. He was stationed in England during the war.
During the "war years" Rose Mary returned to the Uhlenkott family ranch near Keuterville, and delivered U.S. Mail for a rural postal route. She was preserving the mail route for her brother Larry, who was serving his country during the war. She had another brother, Norbert, who also served in the military during World War II.
Following the war years, she and Charles lived in numerous locations as he furthered his career with the railroad. They lived in Lewiston, Moscow, and Sandpoint and Athol, Idaho, and Spokane, Walla Walla and Garfield, as well as Helena and Billings, Mont.
They raised their three daughters, Gloria, Joan and Susan, and dedicated their spare time to house-building and remodeling projects, as well church and civic activities.
Rose Mary and Charles were soon to find another passion in life, international travel. Once their daughters left home, they traveled to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Rose Mary once said, "It was really quite amazing. We circumvented the globe twice, from east to west and then from west to east." Their round-the-world jaunts were highlights of their life as they always traveled on TWA, the airline that employed their daughter Joan as a flight attendant. They traveled to Germany for the birth of their first grandson and subsequently met daughter Susan while she was attending college in Austria.
Rose Mary and husband Charles were involved in civic, community and political affairs throughout their lives. She was a member of the city council in Helena and stated that her vivid interest in politics began in Montana. While in Helena, she also attended classes at Carroll College.
Upon retirement in 1982, they returned to Lewiston and shared time with her brothers and sisters who lived locally and on the Camas Prairie. She enjoyed her life as a member of the extended Uhlenkott family. She was the sole survivor of a family that included Abe Uhlenkott, Norbert Uhlenkott, Celeste Sullivan, Sister Scholastica Mary Uhlenkott, Regina Seubert and Larry Uhlenkott.
Her political interests followed her to Lewiston, where she was very active in the Nez Perce County Republican Women's organization. She was named Idaho Republican Woman of the Year in 1995.
She was also very active in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church's Altar Society and served as its president. Rose Mary and Charles also became active members of the Good Sam camping organization.
Rose Mary was preceded in death by husband Charles in 2004, as well as daughter Joan in 2003.
She is survived by daughters, Gloria Rodgers Karlak of Murrieta, Calif., and Susan Rodgers Mahlmann of Pasadena, Calif. Besides her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Lewiston, Clarkston and the Camas Prairie, as well as locations across the U.S.
The rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Lewiston, followed by celebration of a funeral Mass at 10:30. The burial will follow the funeral at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston and a reception at Our Lady of Lourdes Church after the services.
Vassar-Rawls Funeral Home of Lewiston is handling arrangements.
Family Members
Siblings
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Eberhard Joseph "Abe" Uhlenkott
1914–1992
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Norbert I. Uhlenkott
1916–2000
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Celeste Mary "Sally" Uhlenkott Sullivan
1917–2009
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Sr Mary Scholastica Uhlenkott II
1919–2007
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Lawrence G. Uhlenkott
1922–2002
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Bernard Uhlenkott
1924–1926
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Regina Uhlenkott
1925–1926
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Regina M. "Jeannie" Uhlenkott Seubert
1927–1989
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