Mrs. Helen Louise Rogel, age 89 of Nashville, Tenn., passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Brookdale Belle Meade in Nashville. Memorial Service will be 4:00 p.m., Thursday, February 15, 2024, at Latham Funeral Home in Elkton, KY. Visitation with the family will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Rogel was born in Hydetown, Pa. on May 4, 1934. She received her BS in nursing from Hamot Hospital School of Nursing in 1955 and worked as a surgical nurse at The Cleveland Clinic until she married Daniel A Rogel in 1959. They moved to Elkton, in 1966 with their family. She was a Girl Scout leader, helped with Red Cross blood drives, helped coordinate the Todd County Sesquicentennial, and was instrumental in helping start “Friends of the Library”. She also found time for Relay For Life and the Todd County Women’s Club.
Helen was a Petrie Memorial United Methodist Church member, where she found solace and strength in her faith. She volunteered in the church wherever she could and especially loved helping prepare meals and serving others this way.
In her free time, Helen indulged in various hobbies including crafts such as sewing, ceramics, macrame, painting, and crocheting. She also loved to travel and enjoyed club lunches with friends. However, her greatest joy came from spending quality time with her family, especially her great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Emma Belknap McElhaney; her husband, Daniel A. Rogel; her brother, Danny McElhaney and her sister, Hazel Bossard.
Helen is survived by her daughter, Renee Robertson, and son-in-law Ken Robertson of Nashville, TN; her son, Brian Rogel of Cleveland, Ohio; grandchildren Emma and Tyler Litton, David and Blossom Robertson, Sarah and Brandon Pierce, Hannah Robertson and Carson Lassiter, and Jesse Robertson; and great-grandchildren Tennessee & Violet Litton and Selah & Ezra Pierce.
The family asks that donations be given to the Todd County Friends of the Library, 302 East Main Street, Elkton, KY 42220.
