Debra Renee Rogers was born March 8, 1954, in Lincoln, the daughter of James B. and Caryl D. (Besse) Runyan, and passed away Feb. 8, 2025, at her home in Omaha, at the age of 70 years and 11 months.
Deb grew up in Kailua, Hawaii, where she attended and graduated from Kailua High School with the Class of 1973. It was there that she met Benjamin Rogers, who was stationed in Hawaii while serving in the Marine Corp. They were united in marriage on Nov. 20, 1976, in Kailua. After Ben retired, the family moved to Seward in 1994. Deb was a homemaker for most of her life, but she also worked for Merle’s Flower Shop for five to six years and a short time with Besse Insurance. In 2008, Deb and Ben moved to Omaha for Ben’s job and to be closer to their children. Deb loved working in her garden and helping with her granddaughters after their mom, Danielle, passed away. She was a faithful participant of the ALS walk in honor of her brother, Jim.
She was preceded in death by her father, James B. Runyan, Sr.; mother, Caryl Schulz; mother-in-law, Nina Rogers; daughter, Danielle Harre; brother, James B. Runyan, Jr.; and brother-in-law, Bill Rogers.
Survivors cherishing Deb’s memory include her husband, Ben Rogers; two granddaughters, Danika and Selena Harre; daughter, Jaime Rogers; brother, Patrick Runyan; two nieces, Megan Runyan and Rachel Runyan; step-father, Lloyd Schulz; step-sister, Lori Schulz; son-in-law; Jason Harre; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kathy Runyan, Linda Clement, Phill and Jenny Rogers, Buddy and Jackie Rogers, Don and Tammy Rogers, Lorretta Streza, Peggy and Kami Yamaguchi, Lori Lucero; and numerous loving nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 28, at Friedens United Church of Christ in Goehner with inurnment at Mound Prairie Cemetery in Seward.
Arrangements by Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home.
