Maryellen A. (Boughner) Rogers

        Maryellen A. Rogers, age, 87, of Ashley, MI, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022, at Stoneleigh Residence, Lansing, MI.

       Funeral Services will be held at New Haven Church of the Brethren, 7587 Grant Road, Middleton, MI, on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 11:00 A.M.  Burial will take place at Gardner Cemetery, Tyrone Township, MI.  Visitation will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes – Osgood Chapel, on Monday, September 26, 2022, from 4-8 P.M.

     Maryellen was born in Northville, MI, on October 25, 1934, the daughter of Mark and Winifred (Cone) Boughner.  She graduated from Harland High School, with the class of 1953.  She married Charles Rogers on June 30, 1959, at Tyrone Presbyterian Church, in Fenton, MI.  They were blessed with 61 years of marriage, prior to his passing on May 8, 2020.  In 1960, Marcia Lynne was born followed by Philip Frank in 1964.

     Maryellen drove bus for many years and retired from Hartland Schools in 1993.  Charles and Maryellen moved from Tyrone to Ashley in 1993.  She enjoyed riding her bicycle, kite flying, gardening, sewing, teaching Sunday School at Tyrone Presbyterian Church, photography, genealogy, camping, farming, and most of all spending time with her family.  Maryellen especially loved to spend time babysitting, playing with, and watching her grandchildren grow.   She began a diary in 1960, and leaves her family with a large volume entitled “Maryellen” full of everyday moments, comings and goings, births and deaths, celebrations and sorrows.

     She is survived by her children: Marcia (Harold) Beer; Philip (Nancy) Rogers; four grandchildren: Christopher (Andrea) Beer; Timothy Beer; Alyssa (Spencer) Fitzpatrick; Miranda (David) Annis; and two great-grandsons: River and Hayes Fitzpatrick.  She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles, in May of 2020, and two brothers: John Boughner and Frank Sweeney.

      Memorials may be made to Gratiot County Fair for Youth or Gratiot County Commission on Aging.  Online condolences may be made www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.  The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes – Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, Michigan.