This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/332 Message Board Post: The Sun, San Bernardino, CA - February 3, 2005 Despite her kindly manner, soft-spoken voice and supply of fresh-baked goodies, EMILY ROGERS was no ordinary grandmother. Her abundance of energy kept her active for gambling trips to Laughlin, NV and caring for her grandchildren during the day. "She got along with everyone and didn't have an enemy in the world," said her son, Carl A. Rogers of Redlands. "She didn't have a mean bone in her body." Rogers, a longtime resident of Redlands, died of Lou Gehrig's disease on Jan. 19 at her home. She was 79. She was born October 6, 1925, in New Prague, MN and graduated from New Prague High School in 1943. Immediately after graduation she hopped on a train with a girlfriend and headed for Southern Califonria to escape the cold weather. Rogers began working as a cashier for McDonald Douglas, an aircraft company in Long Beach. She met her husband, Carl, at a dance hall in Long Beach and married him in 1949. They were married 46 years until he died in 1995. Rogers continued working at McDonald Douglas until 1951, when she became pregnant with her first child, April After moving to Redlands in 1972, Rogers became a career mom and devoted much of her time to sewing, cooking and gardening. "Nothing ever seemed to bother Emily," said her daughter-in-law, Michelle Rogers of Redlands. "She was a lovely lady, so caring and understanding." In 1996 she began attending the Joslyn Senior Center and Redlands Community Senior Center. "She would get on the bus with them seniors and go all over Southern California, Nevada and Arizona," her son said. Rogers looked forward to the trips to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World and Long Beach Aquarium. She often attended productions at Lifehouse Theater. She was also a regular visitor to the Colorado River, where she would ride a pontoon boat or enjoy a mixed drink at Sundance. Spending time with family was important to Rogers, and she could often be found raking leaves or helping her grandchildren with their schoolwork. "She was there for everybody all the time," said her son. "She was honest and equal and had no favoritism wih anyone." Other survivors include another son, Larry Rogers of Redlands, a daughter April Rogers of Yucaipa; two sisters, Stacy Quinnell of Lakeville, MN and Leona Wilkins of Rochester, MN; two brothers, Ray and Emil Moran, both of New Prague, MN; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were held. Arrangements were handled by Montecito Memorial Chapel in Loma Linda.