Katherine Lewis Roggenkamp

North Augusta, SC - Memorial Services for Katherine “Kay” Lewis Roggenkamp, 94, who entered into rest October 19, 2023, will be conducted Saturday afternoon, December 9 at 2 o’clock at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. Interment will follow in the Memorial Garden at the church. Katherine was born in Memphis TN on June 1, 1929, to Ewing and Lois Carnes Lewis. She was a cherished daughter. The family moved to Indian Rocks Beach FL, a time full of fond memories. The family moved back to Memphis and then to Louisville KY. She attended high school at Atherton High School for Girls, received recognition for her artist talent, and graduated as Salutatorian. She attended the University of Louisville for three years and received her undergraduate degree in Art History from Indiana University. On September 9, 1950, she married Paul Roggenkamp at St Mark’s Episcopal Church in Louisville KY. Together, they raised their family of five children in North Augusta SC. Katherine was a member of St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in North Augusta SC, since 1953. At St Bart’s, she volunteered as the Church Archivist, sang in the choir, participated in the Episcopal Church Women, and helped organize the annual Bazaar fundraiser. She devoted time as a volunteer with the National Graves’ Disease Foundation and American Thyroid Foundation. She was a Girl Scout leader for many years, encouraging girls to be capable, curious, and congenial. She was also a teacher’s aide in the first grade at Hammond Hill Elementary, sharing her love of art with the students. Her favorite week of the year was hanging out with her husband, children, grandchildren, and extended family members during “Beach Week” in Florida. She loved gardening and painting, especially watercolor painting. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul Leonard Roggenkamp, her son Robert Paul Roggenkamp, and her sister Eleanor Lewis Oppel. Survivors include her children, Mary Roggenkamp Asbury (Stewart), Katherine Jane Roggenkamp, Jean Eleanor Roggenkamp (Todd Miller), and Sally Lewis Roggenkamp (Perry Schneider); eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to St Bartholomew Episcopal Church, 471 West Martintown Rd, North Augusta, SC 29841.

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Katherine Lewis Roggenkamp

June 1, 1929 - October 19, 2023