Dr. Roger Lee Symensma, 78, formerly of New Paris, passed away on Dec. 28, 2021, in Valencia, Calif.

He was born on Oct. 24, 1943.

He married Diane Marie Emmert in 1969.

He leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Diane (Emmert), formerly of Syracuse; a daughter, Tonia (Michael) Cohen, Valencia, Calif.; a son, Lon (fiancee Katie LaSalle), Denver Colo.; one granddaughter; a sister, Gloria Ackerson (special friend Jerry McClarren), Washington; and a brother, Kenneth (Donna), Canton, Ohio.

Yoder-Culp Funeral Home is handling arrangements.