Roger James Hendrickson, 86, of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. He was born at home in Virginia, Minnesota, on November 26, 1936, to Edward Alexander and Lilja Senja (Maki) Hendrickson, the fourth of four children.  He grew up in Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin.

Roger proudly served his country in the US Navy, enlisting in 1954. He spent just over three years in the Navy, including a year stationed in Japan.  He married Diane Haushalter on December 14, 1963, in Racine, Wisconsin.  They had three children, but they divorced in 1984.

Roger was a dedicated mail carrier in West Racine, retiring in April 1994 after over 32 years of federal service. He also loved music and served as a drummer in the Racine Municipal Band for 20 years. For several years after retirement, he continued to stay busy by delivering flowers for Zirbel's and newspapers for the Racine Journal-Times.

In his free time, Roger was an excellent card player and enjoyed playing pool, Scrabble, horseshoes, tennis and bowling.  He also enjoyed listening to the Brewers, Bucks, Badgers, and Packers. He liked watching old movies on his DVD player, listening to music, doing crossword puzzles and sudoku, and reading mysteries and action stories.  Having been a mailman, Roger appreciated all the seasons Wisconsin offers, even winter.  He used as few labor-saving devices as he could: he shoveled snow with a shovel, mowed his lawn with a push lawn mower, and washed his dishes by hand.

Roger is survived by his children, Barb Caffrey of Sturtevant and Connie Lunde of Brookfield, and Jim Hendrickson of Bloomington, Indiana, and his grandchildren Jenni Lunde and Jamie Yocherer.  He is also survived by his sister Merna Hammerbeck of Superior and his ex-wife Diane Hendrickson of Racine. He was preceded in death by his mother Lilja, father Edward, brother Richard Hendrickson of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and sister Laurice Lillich of Racine.

A funeral service will be held in Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, at 5:00 pm on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Visitation will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 4:00pm until the time of his service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Boys Town (boystown.org) in memory of Roger Hendrickson.