Claude J. Rodee

CLAUDE J. RODEE
CORTLAND - Claude J. Rodee, 71, of 1152 A, The Park, Cortland, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at the Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, after a brief illness.
Mr. Rodee was born February 6, 1937 in Ithaca, the son of the late Claude and Elizabeth (Nagy) Rodee. Claude was a resident of the Groton-Cortland area for most of his life, and he had been employed as an engineer with Smith-Corona, Ithaca Gun, and later for NCR. For the past eight years, he had been a driver for Meals on Wheels in Cortland.
Claude served with the US Navy from 1954 to 1958. He was a member of DAV Chapter 153 of Cortland, and was a past member of Carrington-Fuller American Legion Post 800 in Groton. He always had a love for cars, and was a member of Generations Corvette Club. He also loved cats and dogs, and feeding his birds. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marlene (Torok) Rodee; his daughter, Diane (David) Mott of Freeville; his son, Mark of Groton; three sisters, Beverly (Mason) Morey of Cortland, Carolyn (Jeff) Morrison of CA, and Sharon Sanford of Ithaca; nieces, nephews, and his special friend, Mattee.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, August 18 at the Shurtleff Funeral Home, 103 Lincoln Avenue, Groton, with Pastor Sam Neno officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 2 to 3 p.m., prior to the service. Private interment will be in Groton Rural Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cortland County SPCA, or to Caring Community Hospice of Cortland.