March 16, 1957 – Dec. 9, 2013
Roger D. Gehrke, 56, died of cancer Dec. 9, 2013 in Cottage Grove.
He was born March 16, 1957 in Crescent City to Robert and Avonell Gehrke, one of seven children.
Mr. Gehrke married Karen Brown in Brookings in 1976. He was a logger and did auto body repair. He owned Roger’s Collision and Repair in Cottage Grove.
Mr. Gehrke loved to be out in the fresh air,…