Marcia Jean (Redlinger) Rogers was born January 15, 1936 in Wenatchee, WA. She was the oldest of two daughters, the other being Sharon Kaye (Redlinger) Utigard, born to William Charles Redlinger and Barbara Hope (Corselius) Redlinger. She grew up in Wenatchee, graduating from Wenatchee High School with honors in 1954. Marcia was never the demure beauty queen like her sister but rather a spirited, smart, driven woman who carried many of her father’s traits. She rode horses, worked hard and even followed her dad in learning how to fly an airplane. Both her parents instilled in her a work ethic she was known for throughout her life. She had a taste for the finer things in life and worked to get them. After graduating from high school, she fulfilled her mother’s dream of being able to attend university when she became a University of Washington Husky in 1954. There, she joined the Alpha Delta Pi sorority forming some lifelong friendships. She had an interest in journalism so during her time at the UW she participated in the debate team, the Tyee yearbook and wrote articles for the school newspaper. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1958. Marcia never liked her hometown’s pronunciation of her first name as Marsha so when she went away to college she shortened it to Marci. You could always tell someone was either a solicitor or someone from her days in Wenatchee if they asked for Marsha. After college, Marci worked in retail at Frederick and Nelson downtown, continued to be involved in the young Seattle social scene and became a member of the Seattle Junior League. Here she met an up-and-coming business man, Douglas Lister Rogers, originally from San Francisco and a graduate of Stanford University. There is a story about when she took Doug home to meet her family for Thanksgiving. Doug ate his dinner so fast, before her dad even finished a story he was telling, that her dad said, “Any man that can eat that fast has ambition, so you can marry him!” Marci and Doug were married on June 17, 1961 in Wenatchee with a reception later in Seattle at the Seattle Tennis Club. Marci and Doug were joined by their first child, William Lister Rogers, in March of 1962 and their second, Linda Louise Rogers, in December of 1963. During these first few years they lived in an apartment behind Bellevue Square. With the birth of their second child, they began building their unique home on Mercer Island where they lived throughout their life together. Their third child, another girl, Erin Kathleen Rogers, came in March of 1969. Marci and Doug loved to travel. During their more than 60 year marriage, they traveled all over the world. In their twilight years, cruising became their favorite and they formed lasting friendships with several couples they traveled with. Marci was always a hard worker but the women in the Rogers’ family traditionally did mainly charity work so, for many years Marci chaired auctions and fundraisers and became the consummate hostess as well as a gourmet cook but she missed the satisfaction of earning a living. She dabbled in retail again for a bit but truly found herself when she decided to pursue residential real estate in the early 1980’s. A born saleswoman with a fierce work ethic who also had great taste, she fairly quickly made a name for herself and rose in the ranks of John L. Scott Realty making the top ten percent in sales for 5 years running, 1985-1990. She worked with many developers and builders over the years and finished out her career representing Lakeside Builders. She loved what she did so continued to work into her 80’s. Marci passed away on September 5, 2026 at the young age (as she always claimed) of 90. Her ashes will be laid to rest next to her parents in Wenatchee.