Velma Gene Roggenkamp

Velma Gene Leihy Roggenkamp, 78, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023, in Abilene, Texas.

Gene was born on November 13, 1944, in Kansas City, Kansas to Clayton Edward and Velma Ruth (Butler) Leihy. She married Ronald “Butch” Roggenkamp on June 23, 1983, in Glen Rose, Texas. Gene truly had a servant’s heart, serving as Administrator for Meals on Wheels, fostering animals, volunteering for the Critter Shack, and volunteering as a National Park Ranger. She loved deer hunting, her many rescue animals, and all the people worked with and served.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald; parents; brothers, Edward Leihy and Alan Leihy and sister, Karen Furtado.

Gene is survived by her children, Medea Davis, Jason Lutes, Cassandra Vogler, Quintin Roggenkamp, and Evangeline Peters; brother Kenneth Leihy; sisters, Mary Ferris, and Bonnie Troup; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at Ninth Street Church of Christ in Ballinger with Max Pratt officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Meals on Wheels Plus Inc, P.O. Box 903, Abilene, Texas 76904.