By Jim Meridith
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  • Visitation

    Friday, July 10, 2020
    4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and
    Saturday, July 11, 2020
    9:30 am to 11:00 am
    Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

  • Service

    Saturday, July 11, 2020
    11:00 am
    Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

  • Full Obituary

    Everett L. Rogier, 85, of Highland, IL, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at his home.

    Everett was born on October 27, 1934 to Ralph D. and Ruth M. (nee Porter) Rogier, in Highland, IL. On July 13, 1968, he married Ruth Korsmeyer at Salem UCC in Alhambra, IL.

    Everett went to Forester grade school until it burned down in January 1948, then to Highland Public School, graduating from Highland High School in 1952. After graduation, Everett worked for his father’s dairy farm. He worked for Alton Box Co. until he left for the army in 1957. After the army, he became active with the Good Producers 4-H Club and with the Madison County Youth Fellowship, serving three years as president of the 4-H Council, then serving on the Madison County Extension Farm Bureau Council.

    Through the years Everett was very active with Bethany Baptist Church until it closed in 2004 and with Youth Fellowship. He was a Deacon at Bethany Baptist Church for several years, as well as, Treasurer of the Church. Everett sang in the choir and at many funerals and weddings in the church. He loved singing duets with his mother.
    He then became very active at First Baptist Church of Highland, serving for a number of years on the Deacon Board, assisting with Sunday school, and singing in the choir.

    Everett was active with Meals on Wheels, as captain, then driver. He was on the board for Highland Area Christian Service Ministry for 13 years. He worked to register clients when they came in for food for over 30 years. He enjoyed his time at HACSM. He was the Farm Bureau director for 6 years, and Trustee and President for Gullick Cemetery for a number of years. Everett enjoyed Foster parenting for several years when their sons were young. He loved to go camping with family and friends, and enjoyed working on the farm with his family. He was a loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather. His favorite table prayer before meals was, “For all we eat, for all we wear, for daily food, and nightly care, we Thank thee, Lord. Amen”. He will be dearly missed.

    He is survived by his wife, Ruth Rogier, Highland, IL; sons, Timothy C. (Kim) Rogier, Highland, IL, Randy A. (Tracy) Rogier, Highland, IL, Joel E. (Tina) Rogier, Edwardsville, IL; grandchildren, Megan (Lee) Stahlhut, Emily Rogier, Taylor Rogier, Katlyn Rogier, Rylee Rogier and Andrew Rogier; great granddaughter, Evelyn Louise Stahlhut; brother, James (Linda) Rogier.

    He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Ruth Rogier.

    Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Highland, Gullick Cemetery, or HACSM.

    **Please wear a mask, practice social distancing, and refrain from hugs and handshakes at both the visitation and funeral**

    Visitation: Friday, July 10, 2020, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm and Saturday, July 11, 2020, 9:30 am to 11:00 am, Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

    Funeral Services: Saturday, July 11, 2020, 11:00 am, Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

    Clergy: Rev. Rob Kirbach, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Highland

    Interment: Gullick Cemetery, with military honors by Highland VFW and American Legion.

    Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.

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6 Condolences
 
  1. Roger & Karen Huber / July 10, 2020 at 7:11 am

    Dearest Ruth and family . . . . I simply want to extend our deepest sympathy to you for the death of Everett. May it be of some comfort for you to know that others share in your grief and sorrow.

    Roger

  2. ELWAYNE DEVRIES / July 10, 2020 at 10:07 am

    Ruth and family.
    We want to extend our heart felt sympathy to you all upon Everett’s passing. The loss of a loved one is always difficult but we know you will find strength from your faith in God. Our prayers are with you all.
    Elwayne & Alice DeVries

  3. Lillian daiber / July 12, 2020 at 6:12 pm

    Gene and I were very sorry to learn today of Everett’s death . Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Everett did so very much for so many people and I remember his mother well from Highland High School! Lillian Daiber

  4. Mary Kay Durbin / July 13, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    Ruth,
    We want to extend our thoughts and prayers to you and your family. Michael and I knew Everett from working with him at HACSM. He was so devoted to helping others. Such a good man.
    Mary Kay and Michael Durbin

  5. Michele Morgan / September 28, 2020 at 11:21 am

    I am Michele Morgan, daughter of Marvel Rogier Morgan, and I spent several summers back in the fifties up on the farm visiting with my mother’s Uncle Ralph and Aunt Ruth and our Cousin, Everett. Later, Everett, brought my mother’s cousin, Jane Widmer, to her funeral in Alton in 1998. I’d not seen him in decades, and it was such a lovely gesture, for him to come all that way. I am very sorry I just now learned of his death. I was just a little girl when I used to come to the farm to visit, but he was always very sweet to me. I believe I was at Bethany Baptist one summer. I was habitually barefoot all summer long, and my parents had brought me up for my two-week visit to the farm, but they hadn’t packed any shoes for me, and I didn’t have any on! Unfortunately, we had the date wrong, and the whole family was on their way to a wedding that day. Rather than send me back home with my parents, Aunt Ruth loaned me a pair of shoes—I think they might have had heels, and for an 8 or 9 yo kid, that was a really exciting moment!—and off we went to the wedding. It was a very small church, not in Highland proper, but more in the country side. Anyway, I am so sorry for your loss. He sounds like he was a really wonderful man and lived a very good life. God bless you all!

  6. Rick Raskopf / July 2, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    Dear Everett — my “bunkmate” in the Army at Ft. Leonard Woods, MO. We became fast friends and I was so lucky to be invited to his home on a few weekends. Dinner was served around the kitchen table and usually included chicken from their own farm. Wonderful church services Sunday mornings with much chatting afterwards. Wonderful memories for which I give my thanks to God. July 2, 2023, Oxford, CT

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