Roy Raymond Rhoades
1901 - 2008 (106 years)
Generation: 1
1. Roy Raymond Rhoades was born on 9 Jun 1901 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska; died on 11 May 2008 in Valley, Douglas County, Nebraska; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Elkhorn, Douglas County, Nebraska. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Valley, Douglas County, Nebraska
Notes:
Fremont Tribune Online; Fremont, Nebraska; May 15, 2008
Roy R. “Shag” Rhoades, 106, of Valley died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Valhaven Nursing Home in Valley.
He was born June 9, 1901, in Fremont to Frank and Alice (Johnson) Rhoades. He grew up in the sandhills of Nebraska where he attended school through the eighth grade. He spent much of his time caring for his mother and sister in their sod house. He married Florence Glasgow on Aug. 8, 1936. They raised their family in Waterloo and Valley. He worked in Chicago for a short time before going to work with the Nebraska Department of Roads, rising to foreman at the time of his retirement. He boarded horses and sold produce.
Survivors include: a son, Jim of Valley; two daughters, Mary (and husband, Henry) Dierks of St. Paul, Minn., and Sherrie (and husband, Ralph) Laudenbach of Minneapolis; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife and a sister.
The graveside service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Prospect Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Carl Ratcliff officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Reichmuth Funeral Home in Elkhorn
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193369489/roy-raymond-rhoadesRoy married Florence Janette Glasgow on 8 Aug 1936 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa. Florence (daughter of Arthur Neal Glasgow and Edith Rachel Loper) was born on 13 May 1916 in Albion, Boone County, Nebraska; died on 8 Jun 1990; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Elkhorn, Douglas County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]