Wayne Cleland Rodgers
Wayne Cleland Rodgers, 87,
passed away Saturday (Oct. 4, 2008) in Vancouver, Wash. He was born on Nov. 7,
1920, in Newton to Sidney Frank Vogt and Myrtle Ellen Rodgers. His Aunt Bertha
Zook, who preceded him in death in 2007, was a beloved person in his life and
was instrumental in his upbringing. He attended elementary and high school in
Newton and pursued a career as an industrial electrician in Seattle. He married
Helen Wagner in 1941, and they had four children: James, Marilyn, Robert and
William.
He married Florence Boyd in
1971.
He married Alyce James in
1999.
Wayne served in the U.S. Navy
from 1944 to 1946. His career included work as an electrician for Boeing in
Wichita and for Robbins Electrical Co. in Kent, Wash. He spent many years
performing installation of huge tunnel boring machines, which took him to
Canada and Italy, as well as the United States.
Wayne was an outdoorsman who
enjoyed fishing, as evidenced by all the photos of Wayne with a string of fish.
He also was an avid golfer who played many courses throughout the western
United States. He also spent many hours restoring vintage Mustangs and
Thunderbirds.
Wayne is survived by his wife
Alyce; his four children, James, Marilyn, Robert and William; stepdaughters,
Lesley Bremer and Jane Johnson; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
eight step-grandchildren; and 15 step-great-grandchildren.
