Lola Rene Colgan passed away at the age of 76 on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital. She was a longtime Gloucester resident and transitioned to Walter Reed Post Acute nursing home located in Gloucester in 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Colgan; her mother and stepfather, Howard and Fay Rogers; her father, Roy Adams; her brother, Jack Rogers, and her beloved Yorkie, Rocco. She is survived by her brother, Guy Rogers; her children, Brooklyn Woods, Kenneth Brown (Crystal) and Amanda Gregg (James). Lola is also survived by her three grandchildren, Alexandria Brown (Christian Screws), Gabriella Brown and Colin Miller (Skylar).i

Lola worked for 19 years at Newport News Shipbuilding where she did numerous jobs but most notable as a sheet metal worker and a welder. After leaving the shipyard, she devoted her time to her family. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She immensely enjoyed doing many things with her husband such as gardening, making crafts and taking Sunday drives together. She also enjoyed attending her children’s and grandchildren’s many sporting events and important milestones.

Lola was a kind, caring, compassionate, faithful person. She always greeted others with a smile on her face and always wanted to know what she could do to help others. She also had a great passion for dogs. Any chance to be around a dog gave her such great joy. While living at the nursing home, she greeted everyone she passed in the hall, she befriended anyone that she encountered, she was deeply involved in the ministry, and met two of her best friends, Connie and Mona, whom she carried a deep love for.

Lola will be sincerely missed by her family and friends.

On Saturday, November 14, 2026, the family will receive friends at Hogg Funeral Home from 2-2:45 p.m., followed by a service in the chapel, at 3 o’clock. The interment will follow in Bellamy United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Services under the direction of Hogg Funeral Home & Crematory.