Juanita Laverne Rogers

October 27, 1943 - December 7, 2017

Juanita Laverne Rogers aka Nita Bug was born on October 27, 1943 to William and Cecil Rucker in Ford Heights, Illinois. She attended Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Juanita was a force to be reckoned with, she was loving and warm, caring and concerned but firm and unyielding. Juanita’s yes was yes and her no...don’t ask again. Her personality and caring spirit worked well with her job as a companion to the sick and elderly. As a young woman, Juanita married Willie Rogers their union was blessed with three children, Kimberly, Corey, and Shanna, they were a happy family for over 50 years. The love she showed toward her husband and children made her to quote her son Corey “A Hell of a Mom”. Her BBQ skills were beyond compare and the cooking make family nights well, “Everything”. On December 7, 2017, Juanita Rogers made her transition. She was preceded in death by her parents and four siblings. Juanita will live forever in the heart of those who loved her, but especially her husband, Willie; three children, Kimberly, Corey, and Shanna; siblings, Mary Blakemore, Deloris Rankins, Dorothy Rucker, and Joseph Rucker; grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.