ROGAN, JOHN JOSEPH

A funeral mass will be celebrated on June 22, 10:30 a.m., at Saint Joseph’s Church, 509 Pavonia Ave., Jersey City, for John Joseph “Jay” Rogan, 48, a resident of Irving, Texas for the past 12 years. He died suddenly on May 18. Born in Jersey City, he was the son of Michael Stephen Rogan, Sr. and Catherine D. McCarthy Rogan. He grew up in Jersey City and graduated from St. Aloysius High School. He joined the United States Air Force and attended the Community College of the Air Force. He lived in Fort Wayne, Ind. prior to moving to Irving. He was an aircraft loader with United Parcel Service at the D/FW International Airport. Preceded in death by his father, Michael Rogan, Sr. Survived by his son, Stephen M. Rogan of Irving, Texas; his mother, Catherine Rogan of Jersey City; sisters, Anne M. Rivera and Mary (Katy) Cruden, brothers, Michael S. Rogan Jr. and Joseph (Joey) Rogan; the mother of his son, Sherri Bowman of Irving, Texas; aunts Ellen Rogan Miller and Ann Fogler; nieces, Nichole Rogan, MacKenzie Cruden, Heather Rogan, Deanna Rivera, and Gabriella Rivera; and nephews, Michael S. Rogan, Daniel Cruden and Donald Cruden.

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