Rev. Elizabeth Page Rogers of Niantic, Conn. died on March 18, surrounded by her family. She was 69.

Page, as she was known, was born on Sept. 10, 1953 in Kansas City, Mo. to the late George and Suzanne Rogers. She spent her early childhood in Durham, Conn. before moving to Cheshire, Conn. She graduated from Cheshire High School and then graduated from Wheaton College and Yale Divinity School.

She was ordained as an Episcopal minister in 1981 and served full-time in ministries in the Connecticut towns of Farmington, Middle Haddam and Niantic until her retirement in 2012. She volunteered at the New London Community Meal Center and served as chaplain for the Niantic fire department as well as the Niantic Bay Yacht Club.

Page was an expert saltwater fly tyer with her signature ties sold through Cabelas, Orvis, Patagonia and L.L. Bean. She was the first female tyer ever to be signed by Umpqua Feather Merchants, a world-renowned fly company. In her early years, she invented a series of small, epoxy flies she called Menemsha Minnows.

The Vineyard was a special place for Page. Her great-grandmother had purchased a summer cottage in Oak Bluffs in the early 1900s. Page grew up visiting the cottage every summer and then, as adult, owned her own home in Edgartown near Sengekontacket Pond.

She loved fly casting from her kayak at “Sengy” and Chilmark Pond, fishing the jetty at Menemsha, clamming in Katama Bay and collecting wampum jewelry from Aquinnah/Gay Head. She loved all the fresh seafood the Island had to offer and was a frequent customer of Larsen’s Fish Market.

She was always behind the lens, photographing beautiful sunsets from Lobsterville, Menemsha and Lambert’s Cove Beach. She loved to find and photograph the smooth rocks of Squibnocket and wildflowers along the many roadside fields. She was an avid bird watcher at Felix Neck and could always be found with her camera and binoculars.

Whether young or old, Page always loved Oak Bluffs. She could “out do” anyone in getting the most rings at the Flying Horses. She loved Mad Martha’s ice cream, Darling’s saltwater taffy and Murdick’s fudge. The Black Dog, Vineyard Vines and The Ocean View were also among her favorite “OB” spots.

Page is survived by her brothers Michael Rogers and his wife Carolyn of Cheshire, Conn., Christopher Rogers and his wife Maureen of Coventry, R.I., sister Kathryn Bartels of New Bern, N.C., along with nieces Kelly, Meghan, Ashton and Lauren, and her beloved chihuahua Gnocchi.

A memorial eucharist will be celebrated at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Niantic, Conn. She will be interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven at the convenience of her family.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Connecticut Humane Society.