Garland “Joe” Rogers, 86 was born on September 23, 1937 in Candler, North Carolina to Ralph and Leatha Rogers. He passed away March 9, 2024 in Maui, Hawaii. In 1955, the Rogers family took a vacation from North Carolina to Washington. Joe elected to stay. He met and married Grace. They have been married for 66 years.
In 1985 Joe and Grace accepted position of condo managers at Hale Kai O' Kihei in Maui-Association and Rental Pool. In prior years, Joe spent 28 yrs with E A Nord Co in Everett and fourteen years in Snohomish County Sheriff’s Deputy Reserve. He was a Lifetime member BPO Elks club in Everett. Joe loved bowling local and nationals in Reno and Memphis. He enjoyed pistol competition at meets with Sweden and Germany. His grandchildren adored him and made a mad dash for his lap when he arrived. Joe has been described as kind, thoughtful quiet, caring, and generous, individual who greeted all with a smile
and some hugs and kisses. He will truly be missed by all.
He is survived by his wife Grace; daughter, Cindy (David); brothers Ed (Kathy), Bruce (Christi); sister-in-laws, Maxine (Garfield) and Sue (Lee) Rogers. He has many grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; son Joseph and daughter-in-law Ladonna; son-in-law David; sisters Gladys, Lillian, Pauline, Irene and Carolyn; brothers Garfield and Lee; and baby Carolle.
A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, 804 State Ave., Marysville at 1pm with a reception to follow until 4pm
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