Skip to content
  • About Us
    • History
    • Staff
    • Locations
      • Lusby
      • Owings
      • Port Republic
  • Service Schedule
  • Merchandise
    • Caskets
    • Vaults
    • Urns
    • Stationery
    • Cremation Jewelry
    • Thumbprint Jewelry
  • Pre Arrangement
    • Important Facts
    • Arrangement Checklist
    • Funding
  • Testimonials
  • Resources
    • What to Do When Death Occurs
    • Funerals FAQ
    • Cremation FAQ
    • Arrangement Checklist
    • Client Vital Information Form
    • Grief Counseling
    • Community Information
    • Anatomical Donation
    • Floral Tributes
    • Local Accommodations
    • Links
  • Contact Us
Menu
  • About Us
    • History
    • Staff
    • Locations
      • Lusby
      • Owings
      • Port Republic
  • Service Schedule
  • Merchandise
    • Caskets
    • Vaults
    • Urns
    • Stationery
    • Cremation Jewelry
    • Thumbprint Jewelry
  • Pre Arrangement
    • Important Facts
    • Arrangement Checklist
    • Funding
  • Testimonials
  • Resources
    • What to Do When Death Occurs
    • Funerals FAQ
    • Cremation FAQ
    • Arrangement Checklist
    • Client Vital Information Form
    • Grief Counseling
    • Community Information
    • Anatomical Donation
    • Floral Tributes
    • Local Accommodations
    • Links
  • Contact Us

Where Heritage and Life are celebrated.

John Francis Rogers

April 6, 1943- November 16, 2020

John Francis Rogers, 77, passed away November 16, 2020. He was born April 6, 1943 to Preston Edward and Dorothy Estelle (Hall) Thomas. John served in the United States Army as a Private in the Artillery Division and was stationed at Fort Irwin in California, before being honorably discharged. He was primarily employed as a carpenter at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and later worked as a General Supervisor with Aldridge Electric in Freeman, VA. John was an avid softball player and was inducted into 5 Hall of Fames. He also enjoyed golf and was a huge fan of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

John is survived by his wife Candice Longfellow Rogers, children Denise Rogers and wife Edna Teahan, Darrin Rogers and wife Candi, Angie McDonald and husband Joe Collins, Nancy Hickerson and husband Mike, Donna Ward, and Tammy Lehan and husband Richard, grandchildren Kristen Sneade and husband Jason, Stacie Bennett and husband Shawn, Zachary McDonald and fiancé Megan Tippett, Amanda Bowen, Richard Bowen and wife Danielle, and Courtney Wood. He is also survived by great-grandchildren Drake, Summer, Joey, Demaryius, Annistyn, Callen, and baby girl McDonald due in March, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Dorothy and Preston Thomas and William Clifford Rogers, brothers Bobby, Booty, Tommy, Vincent, and Jimmy Rogers, great-grandson Landon Caroll Sneade, and by his first wife Sharon Carol Rogers.

The services for John will be live streamed on the Rausch Funeral Home Facebook page starting at 11:55 AM and can be accessed by using the following link https://www.facebook.com/RauschFH/. The service will start at 12 Noon.

Read More

Visitation

Services

  • Funeral Service

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Private

Rausch Funeral Home-Owings

8325 Mt. Harmony Lane
Owings, MD 20736

Map

Interment

  • Burial

Southern Memorial Gardens

10155 Ward Road
Dunkirk, MD 20754

Map

Contributions

Hospice of the Chesapeake

90 Ritchie Highway
Pasadena, MD 21122

410-987-2003

Map

Link:
https://www.hospicechesapeake.org/

Condolences

Sort Comments

    Jimmy Gott
    18 Nov 2020
    1:08pm

    RIP Johnny. Thanks for all the great times and memories on the softball fields. So sorry for your loss, Darren.

    save
    City
    Beltsvile
    State
    Md
    Reply
    Jim Nutwell
    19 Nov 2020
    12:58pm

    Johnny,
    You took a pretty good swing at this life😊, on and off the playing field. RIP old friend.
    God bless the family and think of the memories that make you smile.

    save
    City
    Deale
    State
    Md.
    Reply
    Deborah S Tipton
    19 Nov 2020
    3:28pm

    Doc, Your memory will always live within our home each time I walk in my kitchen that you built. The battle is over for you, now may the family find peace knowing you are a rest.

    save
    City
    Davidsonville
    State
    MD
    Reply
    Linda L Barrett
    19 Nov 2020
    4:45pm

    Thoughts and prayers for the entire Rogers family. I have many fond memories playing softball with Johnny.

    save
    City
    LUSBY
    State
    MD
    Reply
    Ann & Billy Lavezzo
    21 Nov 2020
    1:32pm

    Our sincerest condolences, sending love and comfort to the Rogers family.

    save
    City
    Chesapeake Beach
    State
    MD
    Reply

Leave A Condolence Cancel Condolence

(Required)
(Required)

Your condolence will appear following a review from the Rausch Funeral Home staff.

Sort Comments

    Jimmy Gott
    18 Nov 2020
    1:08pm

    RIP Johnny. Thanks for all the great times and memories on the softball fields. So sorry for your loss, Darren.

    save
    City
    Beltsvile
    State
    Md
    Reply
    Jim Nutwell
    19 Nov 2020
    12:58pm

    Johnny,
    You took a pretty good swing at this life😊, on and off the playing field. RIP old friend.
    God bless the family and think of the memories that make you smile.

    save
    City
    Deale
    State
    Md.
    Reply
    Deborah S Tipton
    19 Nov 2020
    3:28pm

    Doc, Your memory will always live within our home each time I walk in my kitchen that you built. The battle is over for you, now may the family find peace knowing you are a rest.

    save
    City
    Davidsonville
    State
    MD
    Reply
    Linda L Barrett
    19 Nov 2020
    4:45pm

    Thoughts and prayers for the entire Rogers family. I have many fond memories playing softball with Johnny.

    save
    City
    LUSBY
    State
    MD
    Reply
    Ann & Billy Lavezzo
    21 Nov 2020
    1:32pm

    Our sincerest condolences, sending love and comfort to the Rogers family.

    save
    City
    Chesapeake Beach
    State
    MD
    Reply

Leave A Condolence Cancel Condolence

(Required)
(Required)

Your condolence will appear following a review from the Rausch Funeral Home staff.
© 2023 Rausch Funeral Home, P.A. All rights reserved.
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us

Website Design and Website Development by Wattz Web Design and Marketing

Owings, Maryland

8325 Mt. Harmony Lane
Owings, MD 20736
Phone: 410.257.6181

Port Republic, Maryland

4405 Broomes Island Road,
Port Republic, MD 20676
Phone: 410.586.0520

Lusby, Maryland

20 American Lane,
Lusby, MD 20657
Phone: 410.326.9400

Insert/edit link

Enter the destination URL

Or link to existing content

    No search term specified. Showing recent items. Search or use up and down arrow keys to select an item.