Leroy M. Rodgers II, age 64, of Butler, passed away Saturday, December 10, at his residence.

Born in Butler on July 1, 1952, he was a son of the late Leroy M. and Lenore M. Cherry Rodgers.

He was a retired Master Sergeant who served for 30 years in the United States Marine Corps. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and Operation Desert Storm.

Leroy was a Life Member of VFW Post 249 Butler where he was a Past Commander.  He was also a member of American Legion Post 778 in Lyndora.  He was an avid golfer.

He was a member of Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church.

Leroy is survived by one brother, John Rodgers and his wife, Rose, of Butler; one niece, Dr. April Rodgers-Reddig and her husband, Dr. Michael Reddig, of Ephrata, PA; one great-niece, Paige Reddig, of Ephrata, PA; three aunts, Lorraine Laconi, Leona Angert and her husband, Paul, and Bernice Kuzio, all of Butler; one uncle, Victor Cherry and his wife, Georgia, of Butler; and a number of cousins.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Wednesday from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. from Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church.

Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery.

Military honors will be accorded at the cemetery by VFW Post 249, American Legion Post 778, and American Legion Post 117.

Saint Paul Catholic Women and Christian Mothers will meet at the church at 9:05 a.m. Thursday to recite the rosary.