Herbert Rogers, retired Church of the Nazarene pastor and district superintendent, passed away May 31. He was 87.

Rogers was born December 5, 1928, in Lowville, New York, to Glenn and Myrtle Rogers. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and later as an Army Reserve chaplain. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts, and went on to earn a master's degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.

Following graduation, Rogers served as pastor of the following churches: Poughkeepsie, New York; East Rockaway, New York; Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas; Nall Ave., Shawnee Mission, Kansas; Webster Groves, St. Louis, Missouri; Cedar Rapids, Iowa First Church; and Grove City, Ohio.

In 1989, he was elected the office of district superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene’s Central Ohio District. Following his retirement in 1995, he served in evangelism and internships on the district for two more years.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University awarded him with an honorary doctorate degree in 1992.

Preceding him in death are his parents, his siblings Grace Eiss (Albert), Ruth Tyner (Glenn), Lloyd (Jeanne) Rogers, and Stephen (Lorraine) Seamans. Surviving siblings are Frances (Ray) Campbell, Dr. Art Seamans, Sarah (Noel) Edwards, and Donna (Charles) Smith.

Rogers is survived by his wife of nearly 65 years, Charlotte L. Rogers; children, Rebecca L. (Phillip) Ramsey, Cynthia L. (Jay) Schlenker, Christine L. (Eric) Ammons, Carol L. (Eric) Swart; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and countless others in the family of God.

His family will receive friends Thursday, June 9, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Grove City Church of the Nazarene. On Friday at 2:00 p.m., a service honoring his life and ministry and as he would want – celebrating God – will be held at the church. 

--Cotner Funeral Home