Roger Conard

Roger J. Conard 76, of Foster City, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2013 at Dickinson County Hospital System. Roger was born on March 9, 1936 in Sturgeon Bay, WI, son of the late Joseph and Beatrice (Paul) Conard. He was raised in the Sturgeon Bay area and after he left school, joined the Merchant Marine. He then spent the next twenty six years with the United States Coast Guard retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer in 1980. Following his retirement from the Coast Guard Roger spent another thirteen years working for Luedtke's Marine Construction. He was a lifetime member of the Elks and Moose Lodge and a member of the Uren-Cooper-Johnson American Legion Post #50. Roger enjoyed playing golf, hunting and fishing. He especially enjoyed feeding and watching the wildlife in his yard. In 1956 he married Doris Plonke and they raised five children together After Roger's retirement in 1981 they moved to Foster City. Doris preceded him in death in 1998. Roger is survived by his children, Robert Conard of Iron Mountain, James (Holly) Conard of Breitung Twp., Cindy Ferrary of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Valerie (Gary) Wolf of Yukon, OK and Scott (Susan) Conard of Marinette, WI; a brother, Tom Conard of Luxemburg, WI; sisters, Doris Timmerman of Grand Rapids, MI and Dorothy Conard of Milwaukee,WI; grandchildren, Ben (Emily) Conard, Emily Conard, Shawn Conard, Christina (Rob) Woodman, Eric (Elise) Ferrary, Jason (Ashlee) Wood, Steven (Leah) Wood and Christina Wolf; step grandchildren, Gary Wolf Jr. and Lindsey Hughes; great grandchildren, Olivia Conard and Rason Wood. In addition to his wife, Roger was preceded in death by his son in law, Michael Ferrary; seven brothers, John, Lawrence, Alvin, Norman, Donnie, Harold and Edwin Conard. Visitation will be on Friday, March 8th from 3:00-5:00pm at Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain. Funeral services will follow at 5:00pm at the funeral home. Fr. Darryl Pepin will officiate. Burial will be in the Foster City Cemetery. Condolences to the family of Roger Conard may be expressed online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home with the arrangements.

Roger Conard

March 4, 1937 - March 4, 2013