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Rodney Jon "Rod" DeCamp

September 15, 1946 - December 8, 2020


Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Location: 2:10 p.m., at his home with his family by his side
 
 
Age: 74
Date of Birth: Sunday, September 15, 1946
Birth place: Lafayette, Indiana

 

 
Father: Cleo DeCamp
 
Mother: Helen Margaret ( Hamilton ) DeCamp
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Rod and his wife, Jane, have lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area for over forty - eight years, coming from Lafayette, Indiana
Funeral Date: Monday, December 14, 2020
Funeral Location: 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 14, 2020, Celebration of Life Service will be here at the Miller - Roska Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana. The Celebration of Life Service will be live-streamed.
Clergy: Father Chris Miller of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana, and his cousin, Tom Hamilton
Burial will take place:
At the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Rod had been in failing health for the last couple of years. He and his wife, Jane, have lived in the Monticello area for over forty – eight years, coming from Lafayette. Rod was a 1964 graduate of West Lafayette High School of West Lafayette. He then went on to receive his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Purdue University. Rod was an Industrial Arts teacher, having taught at the old Lincoln School and then onto Roosevelt Middle School, both of Monticello, retiring in 2013, after teaching for forty – three years. He was a huge Purdue University Boilermaker fan!!!! Rod loved and enjoyed tinkering in woodworking and over engineering any other projects!!!!! The most important thing to Rod was spending as much time possible with his family and capturing everything with a photograph.

Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Family. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home or can be mailed to the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960
Marriage Information: On August 30, 1969, at the St. Marys Catheral Church in Lafayette, Indiana, he married the love of his life, Jane Goad; she survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Jane DeCamp of Monticello, Indiana; Son, Bret (wife Lisa) DeCamp of West Lafayette, Indiana; Daughter, Stephanie "Steph" (companion John Baugh) DeCamp of Franklin, Indiana; Five (5) Grandchildren, Nicholas "Nick" Murray of West Lafayette, Indiana, Lauren DeCamp of West Lafayette, Indiana. Alexis "Lexi" DeCamp of West Lafayette, Indiana, Mikayla Baugh of Franklin, Indiana, andAustin Baugh of Franklin, Indiana;One (1) Great Grandchild, Harper Murray of West Lafayette, Indiana; Two (2) Brothers, Leon (wife Kathy) DeCamp of Otterbein, Indiana, and Kevin (wife Donna) DeCamp of The Villages, Florida; Five (5) Brothers and Sisters-In-Law, Laurie Wigent of Lafayette, Indiana, James "Jim" (wife Dana) Goad of Lafayette, Indiana, Lowell (wife Jill) Goad of Pleasant Hill, Ohio,Debra Goad of Lafayette, Indiana, and Rose Mary (husband Greg) George of Lafayette, Indiana; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and Friends.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Cleo and Helen Margaret (Hamilton) DeCamp; Father and Mother-In-Law, Ralph and Mary (Shide) GoadBrother-In-Law, David Goad; Nephew, Joshua "Josh" George.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 (574) 583-8488.


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Schedule of Services

Burial Service

At the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana

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  • At the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
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  • At the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.

Visitaion Service

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  • 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.

Funeral Service

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  • Funeral Location: 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 14, 2020, Celebration of Life Service will be here at the Miller - Roska Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana. The Celebration of Life Service will be live-streamed.

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