Rose E. Rogers of Riverhead died at Acadia Care Center on May 10, 2019. She was 90 years old.
She was born in Mattituck on April 27, 1929, the daughter of Franczisek and Magdalena (Rychlinska) Elak. She graduated from Southold High School in 1948 and on Aug. 26, 1951, married Thomas L. Rogers at Our Lady of Ostrabrama Church. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, crocheting and bingo.
Predeceased by her husband in 1982 and her daughter, Catherine Goodale and grandson Keith Goodale, she is survived by her daughters, Patricia Kaczmarek of Riverhead, Debra Viani of Flanders and Donna Kerrigan of Aquebogue and by her sister Helen Salmon of Southold. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors on Monday, May 13 from 4 ot 8 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, May 14 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrambrama Church in Cutchogue. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association.