Funeral services for William L."Billy" Rood, 73, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, will be 7:30 p.m. Saturday at McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home, 6330 Center St. (Route 615, north of Route 2), Mentor.
Mr. Rood passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township.
Born July 19, 1937, in Ravenna, he had been a Lake County resident for the past 35 years.
He was a 50-year member of the Chagrin Falls Eagles Aerie 2436, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and member of the V.F.W. Post 3863 in Eastlake and AmVets Post 109 in Mentor-on-the-Lake. Billy was also a longtime coach in the Eastlake Midget Football League, where he coached, loved to golf and enjoyed fishing.
He was the beloved husband of Bonnie J. (Sudbrook) Rood; loving father of Laura D. (Chris) Sylvester of Bay Village and Bryan W. (fiancee, Tanya Biggs) Rood of Madison, Wis.; cherished grandfather of Danielle, Jason and Haley; brother of Judith A. (Corky) Solether of Chagrin Falls, Donald J. (Kathleen) Rood of Euclid and Teddy E. Rood of Aurora; brother-in-law of Linda Rood of Garfield Heights; and uncle of many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wendell and Bertine (Post) Rood; and siblings, Nancy L. Simpson and Ronald C. Rood.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, where AmVets Post 109 of Mentor-on-the-Lake will conduct services at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Robert A. Gaston will officiate the services. Private burial will be in Perry Cemetery.

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Published by News-Herald from May 26 to May 28, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for William Rood

17 Entries

Ted Rood

August 14, 2011

I love you Brother, more then anything, I will miss the joy and laughter you brought to the family, and especially to me. You will never be gone, as long as we remember. You will always be with me, as will Ron and Nancy. Your Brother, Ted

Megan Rood

June 5, 2011

We little knew the day that
God was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly,
in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you,
but in God we put our trust.
In times as difficult as this,
faith is such a must.

You left us funny and peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide.
And although we cannot see you,
you are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.

A J Mack Jr.

June 2, 2011

i first met Bill when he worked with the kids at football at the Moose. I'm sorry, I found out too late about his passing. He was a good friend, a good person, and I will miss him. And one day I will see him again. My prayers go out to the family and to the ones he left behind.

Raymond Shipley

May 30, 2011

My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family. Bill was one in a million and will be sorely missed.

Carl F. Neubeck & Family

May 28, 2011

To the Rood Family and friends,
The loss of someone so close is difficult to bear. We share your grief.
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope.
I think Bill left plenty of memories for all he knew.
Our hearts go out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

Don & Denise Slapnicker

May 28, 2011

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

May 27, 2011

Billy, Will miss you, Love always, Diane Gernot

Nick & Dave at Horvath Electric

May 27, 2011

We send our condolences to the Rood family. You have all been great friends and better people and you are in our prayers. God bless.

Ted Makse

May 27, 2011

Bill will be missed by all of us at the Amvets. He was always a plus to our club and enjoyed his laughter. We will miss his pool playing and freindship . We will be having food at Amvets Post 109 Saturday at 7pm til ?. His friends and family are more than welcome to join us for the food and memories. Our sincere condolences to his family.
Ted Makse- Commander

Robin & Tom Simek

May 27, 2011

I am honored to have met and worked with Bill, he will be missed by many. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family during this difficult time.

Dee Mullen

May 27, 2011

ARMY PRIDE!!! We will miss you, Bill.

Megan Rood

May 27, 2011

Uncle Bill, you will be greatly missed. You brought so much joy and laughter to our family and friends. Say Hi to Aunt Nancy and Uncle Ronny while you're up there for all of us. We have shared so many memories throughout the years.

Steve & Monica Koczan

May 27, 2011

Just wanted to express our condolences to the family and friends of Bill Rood, he will be missed.

Larry Peters

May 27, 2011

Billy will be deeply missed by all he and I had a special bond that we formed over the years going golfing and trips to SC he was a dear friend and I will miss him and his humor always had a joke and a nice thing to say. Hope to make it to the home but have an engagment at 6:00 my thoughts anf prayers will be with the Rood family.

Billy and George Cale - Myrtle Beach 2003

Pete & Chris Funk

May 27, 2011

Billy Rood will always have a place in our hearts. How could we ever forget his smile, his laughter and his friendship. Our hearts go out to his family and his many friends.

Patrick Stewart

May 26, 2011

I'm very sorry to hear of Bill's passing. I worked with Bill at Mentor Jobber's over this past year. He was a great guy and we shared many wonderful conversations. He will be missed. I regret that I will be unable to attend his funeral. Thank you Bill for your service to this country. May he rest in peace.

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