Carol Rogers

Carol Hall Rogers, 78, of Ohio, Ill., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Carol was born to Joseph Fredrick Hall and Catherine Palgia Hall in DePue. She attended secretarial school, worked for Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont and later transferred to Idaho. Carol also lived and worked in San Francisco, Calif. She was married to her first husband from 1963 to 1981, while raising her three children she was a full-time mom. She then worked for Illinois Power, where she met Franklyn, the love of her life. Franklyn and Carol were married on Aug. 5, 1983, in Walnut. During retirement, Carol owned and operated Wise Ol'' Owl Antique Store in Ohio, Ill., for several years, and she was also an aquatic instructor at the Bureau County Metro Center in Princeton for many years. Carol is survived by her husband, Franklyn Rogers of Ohio, Ill.; two daughters, Sunday Cissell of Naperville and Dolly (Kelvin Robbins) Pierson of Minooka; one son, Joseph (Laura) Beltz of Oglesby; one stepdaughter, Tonya (Rick) Forbes of Aurora; one stepson, Duane (Misty) Rogers of Prairie du Chien, Wis.; sister, Cathy Estrin of Vernon Hills, Ill.; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and one grandson.