Roger Keith Hadley, 74, died peacefully, with family by his side, on January 11, 2018, in Green Valley, AZ, due to Parkinson’s disease.
Roger was born in New Hampton, IA, on May 4, 1943, to LaDonna (Biermann) and Keith D. Hadley. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace United Church of Christ in Fredericksburg, IA. He attended a one-room country school until 1955 and graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1961. Roger earned his B.S. degree in Mathematics from Iowa State University in 1965 and his M.A. in Educational Administration at Michigan State University in 1971. He later returned to Iowa State to earn a Ph.D. in Higher Education in 1989 while continuing to work full-time.
Roger began his career as a high school geometry teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska. On June 11, 1966 he married Susan Corlett of Farmersburg, IA. In 1967 Roger and Sue moved to Numan, Nigeria, W. Africa, where they served for three years as lay missionary teachers with the American Lutheran Church (now ELCA). Their daughter, Sarah, was born there in 1969.
In 1971 the family relocated to Jacksonville, IL, where Roger served as Assistant Principal and District Summer School Director at Jacksonville High School. While there, their son, Christopher, was adopted into their family. Roger returned to Iowa to serve as Assistant Principal at Linn-Mar High School in Marion from 1977 to 1979.
In 1979, Roger became Dean of Students at Waldorf College, then a college of the ELCA, in Forest City, IA, where he served for 26 years until his retirement in 2005. He loved and valued his students—attending all student activities, and every summer learning each new student’s face, name, and hometown in order to welcome them by name when they first arrived on campus.
Roger was active in his professional organizations, community, and church. He served as the Iowa Student Personnel Association (ISPA) President, Waldorf/Forest City Fine Arts Series Chair, President of Rotary and Big Brother-Big Sister Association , North Central Human Services Board President, and was a board member of RSVP and other service groups, including the 4-H Youth Advisory Committee. Roger served the church on various committees, church council, as a Sunday school teacher, and tenor in the choir. He was awarded the Waldorf College Holmen Professional Excellence Award, ISPA Outstanding Service Award, and ISPA Distinguished Award, and was a member of Phi Delta Kappa International and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
In 2005, following retirement, Roger and Sue moved to Tucson, AZ, where Roger continued to pursue his love of nature. He loved hiking with the Cat Mt. Hiking Club and fulfilled his dream of hiking the Grand Canyon. He golfed, worked out, played poker, enjoyed gardening and flowers, and sang in the Men’s Choir at Mount Zion Lutheran Church. He served on the Health and Wellness Committee, as well as the Building Committee for the Card and Billiard Building at Tucson Estates.
In his early years, Roger sang in school and church choirs, was an active Boy Scout, loved fishing and bowling with his father, and was the quarterback on the school football team his senior year. Throughout his life, music was ever-present, as he continued singing and loved attending concerts and musicals. It was a passion he passed on to his children. An avid fisherman, Roger fished rivers and lakes in northeastern Iowa, in Alaska, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin lakes, and Clear Lake, IA, where he and Sue had a lake home for many years. Roger, together with Sue, enjoyed traveling in the USA, Europe, Africa, Hawaii, Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and through the Panama Canal. He enjoyed visiting with friends, meeting new people, and offering a listening ear to anyone who needed one. Roger was a loving and devoted father and grandfather, encouraging his children’s and grandchildren’s many pursuits. God and family were his two greatest loves.
Roger is survived by his wife, Sue, of 51 years, and his two children: Sarah (Michael) Ray of Appleton, WI, and Christopher Hadley of New Hampton, IA. He leaves two grandchildren: Hannah and Andrew Ray. Roger is also survived by a sister and brother: Donna Lea (Tom) Smith of Le Center, MN, and Richard (Rita) Hadley of Spokane, WA. He also has eight nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 17, at 2 pm at Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 4520 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85746. Following the service, Roger’s ashes will be placed in the Memorial Garden next to the church beneath Big Cat Mountain, one of the many Tucson mountains that Roger and his hiking club enjoyed. Afterwards, a meal will be served for all in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, 106 S. 6th St., Forest City, IA 50436 or Mount Zion Lutheran Church Music Ministry, 4520 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85746 or a charity of your choice.
Roger was born in New Hampton, IA, on May 4, 1943, to LaDonna (Biermann) and Keith D. Hadley. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace United Church of Christ in Fredericksburg, IA. He attended a one-room country school until 1955 and graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1961. Roger earned his B.S. degree in Mathematics from Iowa State University in 1965 and his M.A. in Educational Administration at Michigan State University in 1971. He later returned to Iowa State to earn a Ph.D. in Higher Education in 1989 while continuing to work full-time.
Roger began his career as a high school geometry teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska. On June 11, 1966 he married Susan Corlett of Farmersburg, IA. In 1967 Roger and Sue moved to Numan, Nigeria, W. Africa, where they served for three years as lay missionary teachers with the American Lutheran Church (now ELCA). Their daughter, Sarah, was born there in 1969.
In 1971 the family relocated to Jacksonville, IL, where Roger served as Assistant Principal and District Summer School Director at Jacksonville High School. While there, their son, Christopher, was adopted into their family. Roger returned to Iowa to serve as Assistant Principal at Linn-Mar High School in Marion from 1977 to 1979.
In 1979, Roger became Dean of Students at Waldorf College, then a college of the ELCA, in Forest City, IA, where he served for 26 years until his retirement in 2005. He loved and valued his students—attending all student activities, and every summer learning each new student’s face, name, and hometown in order to welcome them by name when they first arrived on campus.
Roger was active in his professional organizations, community, and church. He served as the Iowa Student Personnel Association (ISPA) President, Waldorf/Forest City Fine Arts Series Chair, President of Rotary and Big Brother-Big Sister Association , North Central Human Services Board President, and was a board member of RSVP and other service groups, including the 4-H Youth Advisory Committee. Roger served the church on various committees, church council, as a Sunday school teacher, and tenor in the choir. He was awarded the Waldorf College Holmen Professional Excellence Award, ISPA Outstanding Service Award, and ISPA Distinguished Award, and was a member of Phi Delta Kappa International and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
In 2005, following retirement, Roger and Sue moved to Tucson, AZ, where Roger continued to pursue his love of nature. He loved hiking with the Cat Mt. Hiking Club and fulfilled his dream of hiking the Grand Canyon. He golfed, worked out, played poker, enjoyed gardening and flowers, and sang in the Men’s Choir at Mount Zion Lutheran Church. He served on the Health and Wellness Committee, as well as the Building Committee for the Card and Billiard Building at Tucson Estates.
In his early years, Roger sang in school and church choirs, was an active Boy Scout, loved fishing and bowling with his father, and was the quarterback on the school football team his senior year. Throughout his life, music was ever-present, as he continued singing and loved attending concerts and musicals. It was a passion he passed on to his children. An avid fisherman, Roger fished rivers and lakes in northeastern Iowa, in Alaska, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin lakes, and Clear Lake, IA, where he and Sue had a lake home for many years. Roger, together with Sue, enjoyed traveling in the USA, Europe, Africa, Hawaii, Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and through the Panama Canal. He enjoyed visiting with friends, meeting new people, and offering a listening ear to anyone who needed one. Roger was a loving and devoted father and grandfather, encouraging his children’s and grandchildren’s many pursuits. God and family were his two greatest loves.
Roger is survived by his wife, Sue, of 51 years, and his two children: Sarah (Michael) Ray of Appleton, WI, and Christopher Hadley of New Hampton, IA. He leaves two grandchildren: Hannah and Andrew Ray. Roger is also survived by a sister and brother: Donna Lea (Tom) Smith of Le Center, MN, and Richard (Rita) Hadley of Spokane, WA. He also has eight nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 17, at 2 pm at Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 4520 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85746. Following the service, Roger’s ashes will be placed in the Memorial Garden next to the church beneath Big Cat Mountain, one of the many Tucson mountains that Roger and his hiking club enjoyed. Afterwards, a meal will be served for all in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, 106 S. 6th St., Forest City, IA 50436 or Mount Zion Lutheran Church Music Ministry, 4520 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85746 or a charity of your choice.
Roger Keith Hadley, 74, died peacefully, with family by his side, on January 11, 2018, in Green Valley, AZ, due to Parkinson’s disease.
Roger was born in New Hampton, IA, on May 4, 1943, to LaDonna (Biermann) and Keith D. Hadley. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace United Church of Christ in Fredericksburg, IA. He attended a one-room country school until 1955 and graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1961. Roger earned his B.S. degree in Mathematics from Iowa State University in 1965 and his M.A. in Educational Administration at Michigan State University in 1971. He later returned to Iowa State to earn a Ph.D. in Higher Education in 1989 while continuing to work full-time.
Roger began his career as a high school geometry teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska. On June 11, 1966 he married Susan Corlett of Farmersburg, IA. In 1967 Roger and Sue moved to Numan, Nigeria, W. Africa, where they served for three years as lay missionary teachers with the American Lutheran Church (now ELCA). Their daughter, Sarah, was born there in 1969.
In 1971 the family relocated to Jacksonville, IL, where Roger served as Assistant Principal and District Summer School Director at Jacksonville High School. While there, their son, Christopher, was adopted into their family. Roger returned to Iowa to serve as Assistant Principal at Linn-Mar High School in Marion from 1977 to 1979.
In 1979, Roger became Dean of Students at Waldorf College, then a college of the ELCA, in Forest City, IA, where he served for 26 years until his retirement in 2005. He loved and valued his students—attending all student activities, and every summer learning each new student’s face, name, and hometown in order to welcome them by name when they first arrived on campus.
Roger was active in his professional organizations, community, and church. He served as the Iowa Student Personnel Association (ISPA) President, Waldorf/Forest City Fine Arts Series Chair, President of Rotary and Big Brother-Big Sister Association , North Central Human Services Board President, and was a board member of RSVP and other service groups, including the 4-H Youth Advisory Committee. Roger served the church on various committees, church council, as a Sunday school teacher, and tenor in the choir. He was awarded the Waldorf College Holmen Professional Excellence Award, ISPA Outstanding Service Award, and ISPA Distinguished Award, and was a member of Phi Delta Kappa International and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
In 2005, following retirement, Roger and Sue moved to Tucson, AZ, where Roger continued to pursue his love of nature. He loved hiking with the Cat Mt. Hiking Club and fulfilled his dream of hiking the Grand Canyon. He golfed, worked out, played poker, enjoyed gardening and flowers, and sang in the Men’s Choir at Mount Zion Lutheran Church. He served on the Health and Wellness Committee, as well as the Building Committee for the Card and Billiard Building at Tucson Estates.
In his early years, Roger sang in school and church choirs, was an active Boy Scout, loved fishing and bowling with his father, and was the quarterback on the school football team his senior year. Throughout his life, music was ever-present, as he continued singing and loved attending concerts and musicals. It was a passion he passed on to his children. An avid fisherman, Roger fished rivers and lakes in northeastern Iowa, in Alaska, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin lakes, and Clear Lake, IA, where he and Sue had a lake home for many years. Roger, together with Sue, enjoyed traveling in the USA, Europe, Africa, Hawaii, Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and through the Panama Canal. He enjoyed visiting with friends, meeting new people, and offering a listening ear to anyone who needed one. Roger was a loving and devoted father and grandfather, encouraging his children’s and grandchildren’s many pursuits. God and family were his two greatest loves.
Roger is survived by his wife, Sue, of 51 years, and his two children: Sarah (Michael) Ray of Appleton, WI, and Christopher Hadley of New Hampton, IA. He leaves two grandchildren: Hannah and Andrew Ray. Roger is also survived by a sister and brother: Donna Lea (Tom) Smith of Le Center, MN, and Richard (Rita) Hadley of Spokane, WA. He also has eight nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 17, at 2 pm at Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 4520 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85746. Following the service, Roger’s ashes will be placed in the Memorial Garden next to the church beneath Big Cat Mountain, one of the many Tucson mountains that Roger and his hiking club enjoyed. Afterwards, a meal will be served for all in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, 106 S. 6th St., Forest City, IA 50436 or Mount Zion Lutheran Church Music Ministry, 4520 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85746 or a charity of your choice.
Roger was born in New Hampton, IA, on May 4, 1943, to LaDonna (Biermann) and Keith D. Hadley. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace United Church of Christ in Fredericksburg, IA. He attended a one-room country school until 1955 and graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1961. Roger earned his B.S. degree in Mathematics from Iowa State University in 1965 and his M.A. in Educational Administration at Michigan State University in 1971. He later returned to Iowa State to earn a Ph.D. in Higher Education in 1989 while continuing to work full-time.
Roger began his career as a high school geometry teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska. On June 11, 1966 he married Susan Corlett of Farmersburg, IA. In 1967 Roger and Sue moved to Numan, Nigeria, W. Africa, where they served for three years as lay missionary teachers with the American Lutheran Church (now ELCA). Their daughter, Sarah, was born there in 1969.
In 1971 the family relocated to Jacksonville, IL, where Roger served as Assistant Principal and District Summer School Director at Jacksonville High School. While there, their son, Christopher, was adopted into their family. Roger returned to Iowa to serve as Assistant Principal at Linn-Mar High School in Marion from 1977 to 1979.
In 1979, Roger became Dean of Students at Waldorf College, then a college of the ELCA, in Forest City, IA, where he served for 26 years until his retirement in 2005. He loved and valued his students—attending all student activities, and every summer learning each new student’s face, name, and hometown in order to welcome them by name when they first arrived on campus.
Roger was active in his professional organizations, community, and church. He served as the Iowa Student Personnel Association (ISPA) President, Waldorf/Forest City Fine Arts Series Chair, President of Rotary and Big Brother-Big Sister Association , North Central Human Services Board President, and was a board member of RSVP and other service groups, including the 4-H Youth Advisory Committee. Roger served the church on various committees, church council, as a Sunday school teacher, and tenor in the choir. He was awarded the Waldorf College Holmen Professional Excellence Award, ISPA Outstanding Service Award, and ISPA Distinguished Award, and was a member of Phi Delta Kappa International and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
In 2005, following retirement, Roger and Sue moved to Tucson, AZ, where Roger continued to pursue his love of nature. He loved hiking with the Cat Mt. Hiking Club and fulfilled his dream of hiking the Grand Canyon. He golfed, worked out, played poker, enjoyed gardening and flowers, and sang in the Men’s Choir at Mount Zion Lutheran Church. He served on the Health and Wellness Committee, as well as the Building Committee for the Card and Billiard Building at Tucson Estates.
In his early years, Roger sang in school and church choirs, was an active Boy Scout, loved fishing and bowling with his father, and was the quarterback on the school football team his senior year. Throughout his life, music was ever-present, as he continued singing and loved attending concerts and musicals. It was a passion he passed on to his children. An avid fisherman, Roger fished rivers and lakes in northeastern Iowa, in Alaska, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin lakes, and Clear Lake, IA, where he and Sue had a lake home for many years. Roger, together with Sue, enjoyed traveling in the USA, Europe, Africa, Hawaii, Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and through the Panama Canal. He enjoyed visiting with friends, meeting new people, and offering a listening ear to anyone who needed one. Roger was a loving and devoted father and grandfather, encouraging his children’s and grandchildren’s many pursuits. God and family were his two greatest loves.
Roger is survived by his wife, Sue, of 51 years, and his two children: Sarah (Michael) Ray of Appleton, WI, and Christopher Hadley of New Hampton, IA. He leaves two grandchildren: Hannah and Andrew Ray. Roger is also survived by a sister and brother: Donna Lea (Tom) Smith of Le Center, MN, and Richard (Rita) Hadley of Spokane, WA. He also has eight nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 17, at 2 pm at Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 4520 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85746. Following the service, Roger’s ashes will be placed in the Memorial Garden next to the church beneath Big Cat Mountain, one of the many Tucson mountains that Roger and his hiking club enjoyed. Afterwards, a meal will be served for all in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, 106 S. 6th St., Forest City, IA 50436 or Mount Zion Lutheran Church Music Ministry, 4520 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85746 or a charity of your choice.
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