Jerome Rodman
Jerome James “Jerry” Rodman, 89, a U.S. Navy veteran born August 13, 1926 in Webster, Mass., and a lifelong Oxford, Mass., resident passed peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 19 in Durango, Colo. He was predeceased by his parents Francis (Frank) "Kid Rodman" and Elizabeth (Nadolski); father- and mother-in-law Arban and Marie Rose (Lacroix) Snay; wife Dorothy (Snay, February 2005); brothers Ralph and John (Sophie); sisters Alice Zarzecki, Dorothy (Irving) Howland, Margaret (Frank) Humphrey and Esther (Peter) Popiak; brothers-in-law Roger Brodeur and Roland and Roger Snay; and sister-in-law Elaine Snay. Survivors include sister Betty Brodeur of Webster; brother-in-law Richard Snay of Thompson, Conn.; sister-in-law Lorraine Snay of Thompson; sons Bruce (Charlotte) of Lebanon, N.H.; Dave (Denise) of Warrenton, Va., and Daytona Beach, Fla.; and Matt (Deanna) of Pomfret Center, Conn.; daughter Lois (Patrick) O'Dell of Durango; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nearly three-dozen nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A 1945 graduate of Webster's Bartlett High School, Jerry enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a radioman / gunner on a Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber and was honorably discharged after three years. Jerry was a molder for 20 years at Whitin Machine Works in Whitinsville, Mass., briefly at Wyman-Gordon in Worcester, Mass., then was a 20-year letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Worcester. Jerry was proudly sober for nearly 30 years, bolstered by the Webster/Oxford chapters of AA. He was a lifetime Polka dancing aficionado at Polish halls and picnics from Worcester to Chicopee, Mass. Jerry did side jobs at George Weaver's Thompson (Conn.) Raceway and was an “extra” in the Mirisch Company's 1959 production of “The man in the net” starring Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones that was partly filmed in Thompson. Jerry enjoyed clamming, beach trips, playing Jack Benny softball in Oxford and pitch league. Later he spent hours on crossword puzzles, socializing at the Oxford Senior Center and daily trips to Subway. A funeral mass will celebrate Jerry's life at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at St. Roch's Church in Oxford, followed by a reception in the church hall and a graveside service with military honors at the Worcester County Memorial Park at 217 Richards Ave. in Paxton. Memorial donations may be made in Jerry's memory to the charity of your choiceObituary
Jerome James “Jerry” Rodman, 89, a U.S. Navy veteran born August 13, 1926 in Webster, Mass., and a lifelong Oxford, Mass., resident passed peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 19 in Durango, Colo. He was predeceased by his parents Francis (Frank) "Kid Rodman" and Elizabeth (Nadolski); father- and mother-in-law Arban and Marie Rose (Lacroix) Snay; wife Dorothy (Snay, February 2005); brothers Ralph and John (Sophie); sisters Alice Zarzecki, Dorothy (Irving) Howland, Margaret (Frank) Humphrey and Esther (Peter) Popiak; brothers-in-law Roger Brodeur and Roland and Roger Snay; and sister-in-law Elaine Snay. Survivors include sister Betty Brodeur of Webster; brother-in-law Richard Snay of Thompson, Conn.; sister-in-law Lorraine Snay of Thompson; sons Bruce (Charlotte) of Lebanon, N.H.; Dave (Denise) of Warrenton, Va., and Daytona Beach, Fla.; and Matt (Deanna) of Pomfret Center, Conn.; daughter Lois (Patrick) O'Dell of Durango; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nearly three-dozen nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A 1945 graduate of Webster's Bartlett High School, Jerry enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a radioman / gunner on a Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber and was honorably discharged after three years. Jerry was a molder for 20 years at Whitin Machine Works in Whitinsville, Mass., briefly at Wyman-Gordon in Worcester, Mass., then was a 20-year letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Worcester. Jerry was proudly sober for nearly 30 years, bolstered by the Webster/Oxford chapters of AA. He was a lifetime Polka dancing aficionado at Polish halls and picnics from Worcester to Chicopee, Mass. Jerry did side jobs at George Weaver's Thompson (Conn.) Raceway and was an “extra” in the Mirisch Company's 1959 production of “The man in the net” starring Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones that was partly filmed in Thompson. Jerry enjoyed clamming, beach trips, playing Jack Benny softball in Oxford and pitch league. Later he spent hours on crossword puzzles, socializing at the Oxford Senior Center and daily trips to Subway. A funeral mass will celebrate Jerry's life at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at St. Roch's Church in Oxford, followed by a reception in the church hall and a graveside service with military honors at the Worcester County Memorial Park at 217 Richards Ave. in Paxton. Memorial donations may be made in Jerry's memory to the charity of your choice
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