William Charles Rodgers
Birth Name | William Charles Rodgers |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 93 years, 7 months, 27 days |
Narrative
RODGERS, William C.
April 04, 2009
http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-04-04/news/17192276_1_john-p-mcgrath-half-moon-bay-william-charles-rodgers
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William C. Rodgers Died on April 1, 2009 at age 93. He was born Aug. 5, 1915 in Cleveland, OH to William Charles Rodgers and Agnes McKenzie McGrath Rodgers. He was a dear brother of Edward Rodgers and half brother of John P. McGrath and Alice McGrath Mulzer and Coletta Rodgers Kehoe and Grace Rodgers Percival.
In 1937, Bill and his mother moved to San Francisco with his sister, Alice Mulzer and her family and loved San Francisco. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Idaho, and during World War II he served in the US Army in Africa and Italy, walking and fighting his way up the "boot" of Italy to Rome in the Infantry. He worked as a bicycle repairman, a bank teller and finally retired from the laborers union after helping Henry Doelger build homes in San Francisco and Westlake.
He never married but is survived by [living]
Friends may visit Sunday, April 5 between 4 and 6 PM and are invited to attend the Vigil at 5PM at the McAvoy and O'Hara Company Evergreen Mortuary at Tenth Ave. & Geary. A Funeral Mass will be held Monday morning at 10 AM at Star of the Sea Church at 8th & Geary. Committal Service will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery where he will be laid to rest with his mother.
Memorial donations can be sent to the Kelly Avenue Catholic Worker of Half Moon Bay, 160 Kelly Ave., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019. This organization provides food and shelter to the poor and homeless (and is headed by his niece, [living]). McAvoy-O'Hara Co. (415) 668-0077
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RODGERS, WILLIAM C 05 Aug 1915 01 Apr 2009 (P) 93 94118 (San Francisco, San Francisco, CA)
(none specified) California 566-16-4758
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | August 5, 1915 | Ohio, United States | 1 | |
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Death | April 1, 2009 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States | 2a | |
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Burial | April 6, 2009 | Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, United States | 3 4 | |
General
William Charles Rodgers http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108770603 |
Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | William J Rodgers | July 29, 1870 | April 23, 1915 | |
Mother | Martha Agnes McKenzie | March 27, 1876 | August 12, 1961 | |
Brother | Edward Rodgers | April 10, 1912 | July 5, 1976 | |
Sister | Agnes Rodgers | 1913 | February 3, 1915 | |
William Charles Rodgers | August 5, 1915 | April 1, 2009 |
Pedigree
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William J Rodgers
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Martha Agnes McKenzie
- Edward Rodgers
- Agnes Rodgers
- William Charles Rodgers
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Martha Agnes McKenzie
Source References
- Social Security Administration: Social Security Death Index
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Newspaper Death Notices
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- Page: Death notice of his brother Edward, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 8 Jul 1976; digital images.
- Confidence: Very High
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General:
Photocopy received from Cleveland Public Library, May 2007.
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- findagrave.com
- Obituary