Joanne Rogers, Widow of TV’s Famed Mister Rogers, Dies at 92

Joanne Rogers, Widow of TV’s Famed Mister Rogers, Dies at 92
Joanne Rogers stands in front of a giant Mister Rogers Forever Stamp in Pittsburgh on March 23, 2018. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
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Joanne Rogers, an accomplished concert pianist who celebrated and protected the legacy of her husband, the beloved children’s TV host Mister Rogers, has died in Pittsburgh. She was 92.

Rogers died Thursday, according to the Fred Rogers Center. No cause of death was given. The center called her “a joyful and tender-hearted spirit, whose heart and wisdom have guided our work in service of Fred’s enduring legacy.”