Roger E. Yates Obituary (1956

A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Hillcrest Evangelical Free Church, Seward, with Pastor Lowell Meyers officiating. Refreshments to follow. Honorary Pallbearers are: Roger Lee Yates, James Eldrick Yates, Clara Kei Yates, Dennis and Willa Yates, John Flowerday, Ron and Russ Vandenberg. Memorials may be directed to HoriSun Hospice. Roger E. Yates was born July 24, 1956 in St. Joseph, Missouri to William F. Yates and Cornelia L. (Rogers) Yates, the oldest of three children, and passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Sunrise Country Manor near Milford at the age of 56. Roger was a security officer for JC Security Company in Lincoln before being united in marriage to Cindy L. Bates on May 27, 1978, at Greenwood Christian Church in Greenwood, Nebraska and to this union three sons were born: William, Ryan and Benjamin. Together they moved to Bountiful, Utah where he continued to work in security at the Internal Revenue Service Center in Ogden. Roger and his family moved to Canyon, TX, later back to Lincoln, Nebraska where he worked various jobs and helped Cindy raise the boys. In 1986, he and the family moved to Seward County where he worked as a DJ (his call sign was named, "Dusty Roads") for the KZKX 96Kix FM Radio Station. He later moved up to broadcast engineer at the station. After the radio station moved to Lincoln, Roger was employed at Sundermann (Ridgewood), Seward, Crestview Care Center and Sunrise Country Manor, both of Milford and returning to Sundermann until 2000. When his health could no longer sustain his employment, he stayed home to be close to his family. In 2008, Roger enjoyed the Hawaii trip that took place during their 30th wedding anniversary where they met their daughter-in-law, Rie. He enjoyed tinkering with electronics of all kinds, working on cars, was an avid reader of all subjects and cared deeply for his family. Recently, Roger spent nearly a year in San Diego to assist his son in maintaining his son's affairs while he was deployed to Afghanistan. Roger loved comedy, telling jokes, and had a great sense of humor. One of his favorite shows was the Red Green Show on PBS. Roger is survived by his wife, Cindy Yates, Staplehurst; sons and daughter-in-law, William E., Yates ,San Diego, CA, Ryan C. Yates, Lincoln, Benjamin L. and Emi Yates, David City; grandsons, Rodger Lee Yates and James Eldrick Yates, a granddaughter, Clara Kei Yates, all of David City; parents, William and Connie Yates, Burlington Junction, MO, brothers and sister-in-law, Randy E. Yates, Omaha, Robert E. and Gayle Yates, Burlington Jct., MO, many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-laws, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Roger was preceded in death by his daughter-in-law, Rie Shema Yates, Paternal grandparents, Leo and Roberta Yates and his maternal grandmother, Lillian Johnson.