Barre, VT Elia Cenci Rogers, 95, passed away on April 29, 2010 at Shelburne Bay Senior Living in Shelburne after a brief illness. Born June 11, 1914, in Barre, Vermont, she was the daughter of Anacleto and Carmella (Coletti) Cenci. She graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre and from the Goddard Seminary Secretarial Course in June, 1932. In Barre, on Valentine's Day, 1942, she married Albert (Al) Rogers, who passed away on May 18, 1995 after 53 years of marriage. They moved to the Midwest in 1949 and lived in South Bend, Indiana, for over 20 years, returning to Barre in 1973, where she volunteered at the Central Vermont Hospital for several years. She enjoyed playing cards, especially bridge and pinochle, and reading the daily paper. In 2000, she moved to Shelburne, where she has lived for the past decade at the Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community. She was known as a good card player and a dear, sweet, quiet person, with a special, frequent laugh. When asked how she lived so long, she often said, "I take it one day at a time." Survivors include her son, Stephen Cenci Rogers and daughter-in-law, Susan Wells-Rogers of Cincinnati, Ohio; a brother, Arthur Cenci of South Burlington; a niece, Anita Cassani Anderson, nephews Gene Cenci, Richard Cassani and John Cassani, and several great nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her sisters Nerina Rousse and Linda Cassani, her brother, Noel Cenci, and her niece, Linda Rousse. A graveside service at a time convenient to the family will be held at Hope Cemetery in Barre at a later date. There are no calling hours. Guare and Sons Funeral Home, 30 School Street, Montpelier is in charge of the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties or the American Diabetes Association.