Ralph Lewis "Bob" Roggerman was born in April 11, 1918 as the fourth child of Ralph Raymond and Addie (Getty) Roggerman..

On December 10, 1938, he married Ruth Lucille Mattice at St Aphonsus Catholic Church in Deerfield, Michigan. They had six daughters, three of whom died at birth.

From July, 1944 to July, 1946, Bob served in the U.S. Army reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant. He received the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon and 3 Overseas Service Bars.

He worked as a precision grinder for Monroe Auto Equipment for 46 years from 1931 to 1984 minus the war years..

Bob died on November 29, 2007 at the age of 89 at Mediolodge in Monroe, Michigan. He is buried at Ridgeway Cemetery in Lenawee County, Michigan.

Ruth, who was born on July 6, 1921, passed away at the age of 97 on March 13, 2019 in Monroe. She is also buried at Ridgeway Cemetery . For a number of years, she was employed by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe.

At the time of Ruth's death, they had 7 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.
 

He was always known as Bob Roggerman but there is some confusion as to his full given name. The 1930 U.S. Census, gives his name as Lewis B. On his 1938 marriage license, he is listed as Lewis Ralph Roggerman. His 1940 military draft registration shows him as Ralph Lewis Roggerman and that is how he signed the form himself. The 1950 U.S. Census shows him as Ralph L. Roggerman. We will call him Ralph Lewis or Bob.

Roggerman or Roggeman or Roggermann? In U.S. Census forms, the name is listed as either Roggerman or Roggeman. With the exception of Charles Roggerman's (right) youngest child, George who chose to use the name Roggeman without the "r", the rest of the family regularly used Roggerman.

In some German records it is spelled Roggermann and that is how it appears on the headstone for Charles, the ancestor who came from Germany although he used Roggerman during his life in America... from what we can tell.

Living in Dundee Township next door to his father, Charley (64) were Ralph (31), Addie (28) and children Ervin (9), Bernice (7), Mildred (5) and Lewis (1).

Ralph (42) is listed as living on a rented farm on M-50 west of Dundee. His young children, Mildred (15), Lewis B. (11) and Kenneth (4) are living with him. His daughter, Bernice (18) and her husband, James Pickens, are also living on the farm. Jim, who was born in Ohio in 1908 was shown as a packer at an iron foundry.

Ralph L. Roggerman (22) and wife, Ruth (18) with their newborn daughter, Kathern were living at 244 Washington Street in Dundee. He was shown as having completed 1 year of high school.

Ralph L. Roggerman (32) and his wife, Ruth (28), were listed as living at 11988 Dixon Road in Dundee Township along with the first child, Kathryn (10).