Joanne Rogers, wife of Mister Rogers, dies at 92 - New York Daily News
Fred Rogers died of stomach cancer in 2003. Joanne met Fred at Rollins College in the fall of 1948, helping to welcome him to the Florida school after he transferred from Dartmouth College.McFeely, the delivery man in the show, said that Fred and Joanne shared a hearty sense of humor.
“She was a lovely woman,†Newell, 82, told the Daily News. “She was just so generous,†John Rogers, 59, told The News In October, ahead of the presidential election, Joe Biden said he had spoken recently with Joanne Rogers and shared an image of the two talking over a video call