Dr. Vincent P. Rogers

Dr. Vincent P. Rogers Dr. Vincent P. Rogers, age 64, of Erie and Flagler Manor Drive, West Palm Beach, Fla. passed away peacefully Sunday, August 31, 2008 surrounded by his family. He was born in Erie on January 2, 1944, a son of the late Arden D. and Virginia Wolff Rogers. He was a 1961 graduate of Cathedral Prep, a 1964 graduate of Gannon University and a medical graduate of the University of Cincinnati in 1968. He served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam. Dr. Rogers was an orthopedic surgeon in Erie for over 30 years, operating North Coast Orthopedic for many years. He was also the chief of Orthopedics at Hamot Medical Center for many years. He was a volunteer Physician for the Shrines Hospital for Children in Erie. He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Church, the Kahkwa Club, the American Medical Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Erie County and the Pennsylvania Medical Societies. He has served on the board at Hamot Medical Center for many years. Dr. Rogers served as the orthopedic physician for the winter Olympics in Lake Placid in 1980, and in Colorado Spring and St. Louis. He was a member of the Mayacoo Country Club and the Ironhorse Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., and a former member of the Aviation Club, Erie Maennerchor, and the Erie Club. Among other activities, Vince enjoyed golf, heloskiing, and sailing. He will be fondly remembered as a most compassionate, dedicated physician. He will be missed by family, patients, and countless friends whose lives he touched In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Matthew M. Rogers. He is survived by his wife Laura Chido Rogers; four sons: Vincent P. Hulbert and his wife Kati of Williamsburg, Va.; Mathew A. Hulbert and his wife Jill, all of Centennial, Colo.; Jonathan B. Rogers of Pasadena, Calif.; Jason T. Rogers of Ophir, Colo.; a sister Joan Edwards and her husband Hal of Kingsley, Fla.; three brothers: Daniel A. Rogers and his wife Eve of Haymarket, Va.; Mark D. Rogers of Reno, Nevada; Ted W. Rogers and his wife Marsha of St. Augustine, Fla.; four grandchildren; his mother and father in law Carl and Patricia Chido of Girard, and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 602 West 10th Street, on Tuesday from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. and are invited to attend a prayer service there Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian burial at St. Jude the Apostle Church, 2801 West 6th Street at 10:30 a.m. with the Reverend Monsignor Robert Brugger celebrant. Burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 1645 West 8th Street, Erie PA 16505. Send condolences at www.Burtonfuneralhome.com. Sign the guestbook at www.GoErie.com/obits