Lee Joseph Rogert

Lee Joseph Rogert, 91, of Perham, MN, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at the Frazee Care Center, Frazee, MN. Funeral services were held Monday, February 15, at St. Henry’s Catholic Church, Perham, with Father Joe Herzing officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Lee was born May 31, 1918, in Omaha, NE, the son of August and Gertrude (Barry) Rogert. He attended school in Lincoln, NE, and owned and operated a gas station there. Lee enlisted in the United States Army and served in the South Pacific during World War II. After being discharged, he returned to Lincoln where he owned and operated Lee’s Idle Hour Bar. Lee moved to Perham in 1953, and purchased the Pine Lake Lodge on Little Pine Lake, and also operated the Colonial Motel until 1968. He was united in marriage to Hazel Stanley on February 7, 1951, in Council Bluffs, IA. Hazel died in 1972. Lee later married Mary Cummins on November 22, 1973, in Wadena, MN. Mary died in 1995. He retired at age 50 and moved to his summer home on Rush Lake and was able to spend his winters in Texas and Florida. Lee loved music, photography and traveling. He was also a member of the Perham VFW, the Perham American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans.

Lee is survived by his daughter, Marilyn (Jim) Siebels, Perham; two sisters, Alice (Jack) Brackney, Kansas City, MO; and Jean Ann (Earl) Williams, Santa Ana, CA; two grandchildren, Mark (Lorie) Siebels, St. Peter, MN; and Jeff Siebels, Perham; six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Preceding Lee in death are his parents, August and Gertrude; both wives, Hazel and Mary; and a sister, Lucille Smith.

Schoeneberger Funeral Home, Perham, was in charge of the arrangements, 218-346-5175. Online tributes may be posted on www.schoenebergerfuneralhome.com.

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