Rodman, Daryl Eugene

RODMAN, TIMMONS, BENNET

Posted By: Lorelei Rusco (email)
Date: 6/5/2014 at 14:27:24

Rodman, Daryl Eugene -
Funeral Services for Daryl Rodman, age 74 of Lenox who died Sunday, January 2, 2005 at the Clearview Home in
Clearfield were held Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at the Roland-Ritchie Funeral Home in Corning. Interment
was held in the Oakland Cemetery in Quincy. Memorials can be given in Daryl's name. Arrangements were entrusted to
the Roland-Ritchie Funeral Home of Corning.
Daryl Eugene Rodman was born May 21, 1930, in Bridgewater, Iowa the son of Bert Isiah Rodman and Alta Irene Timmons
Rodman. He grew up in the Quincy area attending rural schools, after finishing school he helped his parents on the farm
and also worked at the Light Plant in Corning. In 1951, he entered the United States Army serving 18 months in Alaska
during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged in 1953. On February 7, 1954, he was united in marriage to Lois
Bennett in Clearfield. He met Lois while having a 'letter writing romance' while in the service. You see, his brother
was dating Lois' sister and Lois started writing Daryl and the rest is history!
Together Lois and Daryl farmed on several farms north of Corning for five years. Then in 1960, the family moved to
Omaha where Daryl worked road construction, helping with interstate projects. He worked construction until 1989 when
his health forced him to retire. He and Lois continued to live in Omaha until 1994, when they moved to Lenox.
Daryl enjoyed watching car races and rodeos. He spent a lot of time collecting antiques, specializing in old tools. He
always enjoyed attending the auctions to 'further his collection'. Daryl looked forward to his winter vacation of
going to Las Vegas when the road construction slowed down. His pride and joy, however, was his granddaughter Sara, and
he looked forward to spending time with her. He also had two pet turtles Turtle & Yurtle. Daryl was a member of the
VFW Post 2571 in Omaha.
Left to cherish Daryl's memory are his loving wife Lois Rodman of Lenox; a son David Rodman and wife Cindy of
Omaha; a son-in-law, Reldon Ramsey of Corning; two brothers, Harold "Jack" Rodman and wife Fern of Omaha;
and Richard "Tom" Rodman and wife Janice of Arizona; three sisters, Iva Lawrence of Corning; Ruth Schaffer of
Corning; and Delores Purdum of Creston; a brother-in-law, Ivan Bennett of Lenox; a sister-in-law Joan Parker of
Omaha; and his beloved granddaughter Sara Ramsey of Corning, along with many other relatives and friends.
Preceding Daryl in death are his parents, his daughter Debbie Ramsey in 2001; sister-in-law Jane Bennett; five
brothers-in-law, Clifford Schaffer, Carl Lawrence, Raymond Purdum, Carlton Bohanan and Frank Thorpe; and two
sisters, Wilma Thorpe and Beverly Taha.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Wednesday January 5, 2005