In Memory
Roger Vern Messinger Veteran
- Birth
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McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
- Death
- 22 Apr 2023 (aged 93)
McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
- Burial
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McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
Roger Messinger of McCook, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 22, 2023 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 93 years of age.
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Roger Vern Messinger was born on January 17, 1930 in McCook, Nebraska to Fred and Bertha (Lofton) Messinger. He attended school in McCook, graduating from McCook High School and continuing his education at McCook Junior College. Roger served his state and country as a part of the Nebraska Army National Guard.
McCook was Roger's home for all his life. He was united in marriage to Gloria Marie Larreau on September 23, 1951, and together they raised three sons on the family farm south of town. Roger farmed as well as working at Klein Motor and Electric and Wilcox Well Drilling seasonally. Roger was a member of the McCook Elk's Club and Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook. Roger served for over 30 years on the McCook Public Power District Board of Directors.
Roger enjoyed traveling, hunting, and boating. He was happiest when spending time with family and his close friends. Roger took great joy in following his children, and later in life, his grandchildren, in their many sporting and other school activities.
Roger passed away Saturday afternoon, April 22, 2023 at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 93 years of age.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Bertha; wife, Gloria in 2010; granddaughter, Elizabeth Anne Messinger in 1994; grandson, Zachary Adam Messinger in 2012; and his siblings and spouses, Wayne and Donna Messinger, Wilma and Lyle Stevens, and Ardis and James Poole.
Interment with military honors will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook.
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