Roger Nelson King, age 89, passed on October 22, 2026 peacefully in his sleep at home after a battle with Parkinson's disease.

Since "can't" was not in his vocabulary, it was a hard-fought battle as Roger continually tried to work around all of his symptoms.

He was blessed to have the care of his wife, Jane, Stillwater Hospice, daughter Cindy, sister-in-law Cynthia, niece Wendy, along with other family members, friends and clergy. Home hospice requires "it takes a village" to provide a meaningful level of care and comfort for the afflicted.

Roger was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Verlin and LaVon King on September 23, 1937. He attended Holy Cross Lutheran grade school and Northside High School. He went on to work for International Harvester for several years, later entering into the used car business prior to going into the Landscape and Lawn Service business from which he retired. He enjoyed working out of doors along with many tasks required.

He is survived by his wife, Jane Garvison, daughter, Cindy Leeper, Grandchildren Tyler (Tiffany) Leeper, Hilary (Ted) Maldonado, Colten (Analise) King, 4 great grandchildren Rylan, Heidi, Henry and Eleanor who is expected soon. He is also survived by cousins, nieces and nephews.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, JoAnn Hatfield, his son, Todd King, a most special stepson, David Charles James, Jr., and most recently his uncle, Donald Harsch, who he was competing with on age milestones since he achieved 100.

He loved being a Grandpa and was certainly made to be one. He was an excellent caretaker known to rock and sit with babies, instructing little ones how to do many things. When mobility became difficult, he would often Facetime with his great grandchildren who called him Grandpa-Great even though he and technology did not get along.

He was quick to remember people and could tell a tale or two about their interactions. Earlier in life, he was always angry at the neighbor cats for getting his birds or squirrels. At the end it was his cat, Prissy, who was his constant guard and bed buddy. As his disease wore him down, he still enjoyed a good game of euchre on a weekly basis. He also loved playing computer games Chicken Invaders was always on his list. When he could no longer drive, he loved to take rides for ice cream and go past all of his earlier year places so he could tell you all about the people, places and things from different phases in his life.

At his request, grave-site services will be held for close family members. He said to encourage all others who remembered him to grab a beer and a burger and have a good laugh about your memories together. "Relax and enjoy life" was one of his favorite phrases.

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