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
Birth August 5, 1915 Ohio, United States   1
Death April 1, 2009 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States   2a
Burial April 6, 2009 Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, United States   3 4
General

William Charles Rodgers
Birth: Aug. 5, 1915, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death: Apr. 1, 2009, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA

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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father William J RodgersJuly 29, 1870April 23, 1915
Mother Martha Agnes McKenzieMarch 27, 1876August 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

Source References

  1. Social Security Administration: Social Security Death Index
  2. Newspaper Death Notices
      • Page: Death notice of his brother Edward, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 8 Jul 1976; digital images.
      • Confidence: Very High
      • General:

        Photocopy received from Cleveland Public Library, May 2007.

  3. findagrave.com
  4. Obituary