BRANDON:

Virgil A. Rogers, age 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at his home in Brandon.

Virgil was born on March 28, 1934 in rural Brandon to Paul and Lela (Bailey) Rogers.  On May 24, 1952 he was united in marriage to Della "Darlene" Forrester at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.

Virgil operated Roger's Repair in Brandon as a self-employed mechanic and drove school bus for the Independence School District for over 20 years.  He was a member of the Brandon Volunteer Fire Department for 27 years.  He and Darlene enjoyed wintering in Texas until 2016.

Survivors include three sons, Dale (Sandy) Rogers of Brandon, Dean (Cathy) Rogers of Oelwein, Dave (Diane) Rogers of Elk Run Heights; daughter, Darla (Rick) Rose of Oelwein; nine grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Darlene; grandson Joshua; infant brother, Donald and sister, LaVonne Young.

Private family graveside services will be held at the Brandon Cemetery.

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