Cenita B Rogers' Obituary
Cenita B. Rogers
The life of Cenita Belardo Rogers, 92, will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in Lutz, Florida on September 9, 2023 at 10:30am. She transitioned peacefully on August 6, 2023, at the Cloverdale Assisted Living Facility in Lutz, Florida.
She was the first of seven children born to Gregorio and Vicenta Belardo in Vieques, Puerto Rico May 16,1931. She attended elementary, middle and high school in St. Croix. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Christiansted. After high school she worked for Attorney Almeric Christian. She later went on to work for the Department of Education under the supervision of Pearl B. Larsen. A school has now been named after Ms. Pearl B. Larsen.
Her sisters are: Mercedes McGregor (Charles), Carmen Andersen (Crimi- deceased), Isabel Cerni (Horst). Her brother is Graciano Belardo (Alice- deceased). She is preceded in death by her husband Alpheus A. Rogers, Sr. (owner of Rogers Electric Corporation), and her two brothers Amador and Pablo Belardo (Edna Mae). She is survived by her daughter Maria "Grace" Nicholson (Gerard, Jr.) and her son Alpheus A. Rogers, Jr. (Jacqueline); her grandchildren Grace Stockley, Stephen Rogers, Kiah Nicholson and Samantha Rogers; her great grand-children TaNia and Tionne Henson and many nieces, nephews and other relatives in the Belardo and Rogers' families.
Special Friends: Aracely Nicholson, Carmen Sibilly, Clely Berry, Constance Downing, Ann/John Marks.
Arrangements are by Sunset Memorial Gardens in Tampa, Florida.
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