Evelyn “Evie” Rogers Chanler died peacetully at home in the early morning on

February 19, 2026, in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Evie was born October 14, 1931, to John Shillito Rogers and Frances Randall Williams Rogers in New York City. Evie grew up in Syosset, NY, and later Goldens Bridge, NY. She graduated from Garrison Forest School in MD, class of 1949, and Briarcliff Junior College in NY, class of 1951. She remained an active alumnus of Garrison Forest. Her GFS senior project was volunteering as a courier for the Frontier Nursing Service in Wendover, Kentucky, accompanying midwives on horseback.

Evie lived with her husband, Bronson “Bim” Chanler in Wenham and Topsfield, MA, raising four children from 1952 to 1968, when they moved to ‘Orlot’ in Rhinebeck, NY. Evie lived in Rhinebeck for fifty-three years before moving to assisted living in Shrewsbury, NJ, near her daughter.

Evie loved gardening and earned a landscape design certificate from the New York Botanical Garden. She was a member of and served as a past president of the Garden Club of America of Dutchess and Orange Counties in New York. Evie enjoyed keeping her home filled with flowers and plants.

Evie was active in the Rhinebeck community. She spent a number of years as a member of Caregivers, driving seniors to doctors’ appointments. Whether donating blood, making mini flower arrangements for senior citizens at Christmas time, or arranging flowers for church services, she lived her life helping others.

Evie enjoyed the outdoors: skiing, swimming and sailing in Maine. She was a wonderful cook, an accomplished knitter and needlepointer, and an avid reader. Evie loved her dogs. She always had at least one dog, sometimes two, mostly yellow labs.

Evie is survived by three sisters: Betsy Janeway, Randy Chanler and Sarah Walker; three children: David and wife Helen Chanler, Leslie Chanler Brooks, and John Chanler; four grandchildren: Andrew and his wife Sarah Chanler, Katherine and her husband Jasper Berg, Willie Brooks, and Evan Chanler; and three great-grandchildren. Evie was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Bim Chanler (1922-2009), her son Winthrop Chanler (1961-2024), and her sister Shiela Chanler Swett (1935-2022).

A memorial service will be held at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown, New York on Saturday May 16, 2026, at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Evie’s memory to her church, St. John the Evangelist.