New Durham, NH

Margaret Elizabeth (Duff) Rogers died peacefully at her home in New Durham, NH on June 3rd 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Everett George Rogers.

Elizabeth was born in Strathcona, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 13, 1918. She was the daughter of the late Martin M. Duff and Bessie Maude (Henderson) Duff. She moved to Somerville, MA with her parents and 2 sisters in October 1924 at age 6, where she grew up. She was educated in Somerville schools and enjoyed working as a nurse's aide in the children's ward of the Somerville Hospital and later worked in F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10 stores. In 1944 the family moved to New Durham, NH where she worked part-time in a local Farmington store. The first day she worked, she met Everett Rogers. He called on her February 1, 1946 and they were married May 4, 1946, spending 68 years close together until his death July 10, 2014. She is fondly remembered for her cooking and canning of vegetables from their gardens on their farm and participating in the 4H program in New Durham, NH. The grandchildren loved to visit the farm and now the great- grandchildren love to visit. In her later years, she was cared for in her home by her younger son David and his wife Christine and their son Sheldon.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Irene Winifred (Duff) Chamberlain and Theda Eleanor (Duff) Wallat. She is survived by 2 sons, Kenneth Rogers and his wife Paula of Pittsburg, NH; David Rogers and his wife Christine of New Durham, NH; and a daughter Jane (Rogers) Broderick and her husband Russell of Middleborough, MA, 13 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren

A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 11am at Peaslee Funeral Home, 24 Central Street, Farmington, NH with Pastor Alfred Weeden, officiating, with a calling hour prior to the service from 10-11am. . Interment will be private at Pine Hill Cemetery in Wolfeboro, NH.