ROSALIE T. ROGERS, age 73 years, of Darlington, Maryland died on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. She was the wife of Joseph F. Rogers, and they shared fifty-five years of marriage.

Mrs. Rogers was born on October 22, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland; she was a daughter of the late Ambrose and Emily T. (Mehl) Conti. Originally from Baltimore, she had lived in Darlington for over twenty-three years. She was a member of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church in Forest Hill, Maryland. She was a homemaker, enjoying sewing, needlework and cooking. She was devoted to her children and grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by:

Four children-

Theresa Motto and her husband, Nicholas of Pylesville, Maryland

Joanne Markel and her husband, Brian of Baltimore, Maryland

Virginia Hoffman and her husband, Robert of Baltimore County, Maryland

Joseph F. Rogers, Jr. and his wife, Brooke of Louisville, Kentucky

Three grandchildren-

Michele Moser and her husband, Jacob

Gregory Calvert

Joseph F. Rogers, III

Two great grandchildren-

Alexander Moser and Delilah M. Moser

A brother, Frederick J. Conti and his wife, Linda of Baltimore, Maryland

A niece, Melissa Holy and her husband, Kevin

Two great nephews-Dylan Holy and Brandon Holy

A memorial service will be held on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 10 AM in the Historic Church of the St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church Complex, 533 E. Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill, Maryland.

Father John Cunningham of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church will be the celebrant.