Kenneth Lee Roggerman was born on August 24, 1925 as the fifth child of Ralph Raymond and Addie (Getty) Roggerman..

He married DeEstra J. (Tess) Galvin who was born on January 17, 1926 and died March 21, 1995 in Florida.

On April 25, 1996, Kenneth married Elvie E. Mannikko in Steuben County, Indiana.

Kenneth was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as a tail gunner on a bomber aircraft.

On March 26, 2017, he died in Haines City, Florida where they spent the winters. Kenneth was buried in the Florida National Cemetary in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida.

They had one son, Kenneth Lee Roggerman, Jr. and two grandchildren

Some sources give Kenneth and his older brother, Ervin, the nickname "Rocky".

 

 

Kenneth, Sr. (25) and his wife De Estra "Tess" (24) were living in Lansing, Michigan. Kenneth was a trimmer on auto bodies at General Motors and Tess was a practical nursing student.