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  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, three of whom died at birth.
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 from 1931 to 1984 minus the
war 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. For a number of years, she was employed by
the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary in Monroe.
At the time of Ruth's
death, they had 7 grandchildren, 20 great
grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.
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On January 10, 1921, a fire in the Commerce Department
building, Washington, DC, resulted in the destruction of
most of the 1890 census. |
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Ralph (42) is listed as living on a rented farm on M-50 west
of Dundee. His young children, Mildred (15), Lewis B. (11)
and Kenneth (4) are living with him. His daughter, Bernice
(18) and her husband, James Pickens, are also living on the
farm. Jim, who was born in Ohio in 1908 was shown as a
packer at an iron foundry. |
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Ralph L. Roggerman (32) and his wife, Ruth (28), were listed
as living at 11988 Dixon Road in Dundee Township along with
the first child, Kathryn (10). |
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Ralph Lewis "Bob" Roggerman
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He was always known as Bob Roggerman but there is some confusion as to
his full given name. The 1930 census gives his name as Lewis B. On his
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