Rodgers, Archie A.

1905 - 1990  (85 years)

• Name	Rodgers, Archie A.
  Birth	12 Apr 1905	Iola, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RODG.A006
  _FGRAVE	66696861
  Death	22 Apr 1990	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Archie Rodgers, 85, Ste. Marie, died Sunday, April 22, 1990 at 11:32 p.m. at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Arrangements are being handled by Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Services will be held Wednesday at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne at 10:30 a.m., with burial to follow in Bestow Cemetery in Geff. Visitation will be held at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday. Mr. Rodgers was born in Iola on April 12, 1905, the son of Frank and Lilly (Murry) Rodgers. He married Bertha Balander in Ste. Marie on April 11, 1978, and she survives in Ste. Marie. He was a retired farmer and oilfield worker. He was a member of Moose Lodge in Flora. Surviving are his wife, Bertha Balander of Ste. Marie; six brothers, Robert, Russell, Roy, and Delbert, all of Cisne, Gene of Seymour, and Carroll of Effingham; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Mildred) Willison of Clay City, Mrs. Joe (Patsy )Mewes of West Salem; and one step-daughter, Mrs. Wessley (Caroline) Chamberlain of Herrick; three sisters, Mrs. Hazel Wilson of Alton, Mrs. Floyd (Nora) Murphy of Fairfield, and Mrs. Sylvia Richards of Geff; 20 grandchildren, 5 step-grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one step-great-grandchild, two grandchildren, one sister, four brothers, and his parents. Published in Olney Daily Mail
  Burial	Bestow Cemetery, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I49111	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family	Richards, Iva L.,   b. 19 Jul 1911, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois d. 12 Feb 2004, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Children	> 1. Rodgers, Robert   d. Bef 2 Dec 2020 > 2. Rodgers, Delbert L. > 3. Rodgers, Gene + 4. Rodgers, Russel L.,   b. 8 Jul 1933   d. 2 Dec 2020, Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 87 years) > 5. Rodgers, Roy Leon,   b. 28 May 1935, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois d. 19 Jul 2008, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 73 years) > 6. Rodgers, Mildred A. 'Millie',   b. 11 Jun 1937, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois d. 29 Mar 2014, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 76 years) + 7. Rodgers, Alvin Carrol,   b. 19 Sep 1940, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois d. 23 Aug 2026, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 85 years) > 8. Rodgers, Patricia Kay 'Patsy',   b. 6 Jul 1944, Wayne County, Illinois d. 21 Feb 2013, Yale, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F17024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Apr 1905 - Iola, Clay County, Illinois Death - 22 Apr 1990 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Bestow Cemetery, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13766] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Rodgers, Russel L., 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219619694/russel-l.-rodgers) (Reliability: 2).