Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Rager, Roy E. September 7, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com September 11, 2011, 4:52 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on September 9, 2011 Roy E. Rager LEBANON Roy E. "Rocket" Rager, 65, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011 in the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was the husband of JoAnn V. Wenzler Rager. They would have celebrated 40 years of marriage later this month. He was born June 13, 1946 in Lebanon, a son of Ethel Euston Rager of Lebanon and the late Raymond Rager. He was employed for 27 years at Cleaver Brooks and was currently employed for the last 12 years at Harrisburg Area Community College of Lebanon. Roy served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War where he was recipient of the Purple Heart. He served as coach of the Myerstown Panthers Midget Football Team for 40 years. He was a member of the Lebanon VFW, Post 23; Lebanon American Legion and the Friendship Fire Company. In 2006, Roy was inducted in the Central Chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, "John Sollenberger Award" for Meritorious Service and the Lebanon Valley Sports Hall of Fame, for Outstanding Achievement and Contribution in our area for Midget Football. Surviving in addition to his wife and mother are children, Dawn E. wife of Ken Schauer of Maryland; Sandra J. wife of Paul Martz of Lemoyne; Eric Roy husband of Jennifer Rager of New Jersey; granddaughter, Margaret Haag; brother, William husband of JoAnn Rager of Myerstown; sisters, Lorraine Finnegan and Marion wife of Ronald Sabo both of Delaware. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 13 at 10 a.m. in Rohland Funeral Home, 508 Cumberland St., Lebanon. Viewing will be on Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Interment will be made in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Published in Lebanon Daily News on September 9, 2011 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb