Ralph Lewis "Bob" Roggerman was born in April, 1918 as the fourth child of Ralph Raymond and Addie (Getty) Roggerman..

On December 10, 1938, he married Ruth Lucille Mattice at St Aphonsus Catholic Church in Deerfield, Michigan. They had six daughters.

From July, 1944 to July, 1946, Bob served in the U.S. Army reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant. He received the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon and 3 Overseas Service Bars.

He worked as a precision grinder for Monroe Auto Equipment for 46 years.

Bob died on November 29, 2007 at the age of 89 at Mediolodge in Monroe, Michigan. He is buried at Ridgeway Cemetery in Lenawee County, Michigan.

Ruth, who was born on July 6, 1921, passed away at the age of 97 on March 13, 2019 in Monroe. She is also buried at Ridgeway Cemetery.

At the time of Ruth's death, they had 7 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.
 

He was always known as Bob Roggerman but there is some confusion as to his full given name. On his marriage license, he is listed as Lewis Ralph Roggerman. On his military draft registration he is Ralph Lewis Roggerman and that is how he signed the form himself.

Roggerman or Roggeman or Roggermann? In U.S. census forms, the name is listed as either Roggerman or Roggeman. With the exception of Charles' youngest child, George who chose to use the name Roggeman without the "r", the rest of the family regularly used Roggerman. In some German records it is spelled Roggermann and that is how it appears on the headstone for Charles, the ancestor who came from Germany although he used Roggerman during his life in America... from what we can tell.

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  2. Rita Roggerman

  3. Rosemarie Roggerman

  4. Bernice Roggerman

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Ralph Lewis "Bob" Roggerman  * *
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