Barbara J. (Barb) Rodehan
January 17, 1937 - December 1, 2013
Residence: Reynolds, Indiana
Died: Sunday, December 01, 2013
Location: 3:15 a.m., at her residence surrounded by her family.
Age: 76
Date of Birth: Sunday, January 17, 1937
Birth place: Peru, Indiana
Father: Robert A. "Bob" Arnold
Mother: Mary V. ( Jones) Arnold
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Lived in White County, Indiana, most all of her life.
Funeral Date: Thursday, December 05, 2013
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 5, 2013, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Monon Chapel Cemetery in rural Monon, Indiana
Visitation will be:
12:00 (noon) to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 5, 2013, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Barb had lived in White County, Indiana, most all of her life, and was a 1954 graduate of Monticello High School of Monticello, Indiana. She went on to receive her Associates Degree in Education from Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana. Barb was a cook at both the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette, and the former County Home of Monticello. She used to be a waitress at the former Bridgeview Restaurant and the Beaver Dam, both of Monticello. Barb had worked at Indiana Beach for a couple years selling tickets. She and her late husband, Tom, used to take foster children in their home, they loved kids. Barb enjoyed canning and was known as the green bean "Snapper". She and her late husband, Tom, used to go dancing and played Euchre. Barb loved living on the family farm. She was an aide at the former Woodlawn Elementary School, and was a substitute teacher for the Twin Lakes School Corporation. Barb most of all loved and enjoyed going the boats and to Las Vegas.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the St. Elizabeth Hospice Progam of Lafayette, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On October 6, 1957, in Sitka, Indiana, she married Thomas E."Tom" Rodehan. He passed away on October19, 1998.
Survivors include:
Daughter, DeLea Rodehan of Reynolds, Indiana; Sons, Doug Rodehan of Monticello, Indiana, and Chris (wife Laura) Rodehan of Remington, Indiana; Six (6) Grandchildren, Tausha Farris, Nichole Hendress, Colby Rodehan, Drew, Morgan, and Grace Rodehan; One (1) Great Grandson,Silas Warren; Sister, Deborah K. Arnold of Anderson, Indiana;Niece, Kaylee (husband Vence) Vida of Anderson, Indiana
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Robert A. "Bob" and Mary V. (Jones) Arnold; Husband,Thomas E. "Tom" Rodehan;Brothers, Bobby and Kent Arnold; Grandson, Zachery Thomas Rodehan.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.