…Certified Nursing Assistant; 54
LOWELL - Janie M. Rogers, age 54, a former Billerica resident, died Wednesday evening, April 9, at the Willow Manor Nursing Care Center in Lowell, after a courageous four month battle with Pancreatic Cancer.
She was born in Chelsea, August 23, 1959, one of seven children of the late Jack E. and Eleanor (Martell) Rogers, and was raised in Billerica, where she attended Billerica Public Schools. She was raised as a member of St. Anne’s Episcopal Parish.
She earned her Certification as a Nursing Assistant, during her twenty seven years as an employee of Heritage Healthcare Services, based in Lowell.
She was well known in the area Bingo circle, and also enjoyed trips to the Connecticut Casinos and Las Vegas.
She leaves her son, Shawn Lawrence of Lowell; six siblings, Kenneth and his wife Joyce Rogers of Billerica, Jack “Jackie” Rogers and Laurie Dempsey both of Lowell, Leroy Rogers of CT, Tammy Rogers of Billerica, and Gale Rogers of Lowell, several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, and was predeceased by her long time companion, Jack Lefave, who died in 2009.
Visiting hours Sunday, April 13, from 5:30 until 9 p.m. in the funeral home. Her Funeral will begin Monday at (time pending) from the Funeral Home, followed by a Funeral Service at (time pending) in St. Anne’s Church, Treble Cove Rd. in Billerica. Burial will be in Fox Hill Cemetery, Billerica. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 510 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105 are encouraged.