Violet Rhoads Obituary
Born on March 21, 1928 in Conshohocken, PA, she was the youngest child of the late Calvin and Laura (Webster) Rodenbaugh and a sister to 15 siblings that predeceased her. Violet was the wife of the late Otis L. Rhoads, Jr who died in 1995.
She had 3 sons, the late Otis L. (Poot) Rhoads III, Donald O. (Judy) Rhoads of Bridgeport, PA, and Lee A. Rhoads of Millville, DE; a daughter, Karen L. (the late Edward) O'Hara of West Chester, PA; 6 grandchildren: Dawn (Ronnie) Stralkowski, Jennifer (Brent) Lauchle, the late Scott (Alissa) O'Hara, Dyan Rhoads-Smith, Don (Dawn) Rhoads Jr., Kelly (Jeff) Friel; 17 great-grandchildren: Conner, Dylan and Grant Lauchle, Ryan
and Kyle Stralkowski, Braedon, Natalie, and Kaylee O'Hara, Noah and Lila Rhoads, Brynn, Teagan and Logan Friel, Summer and Amber Sanders, Channing Smith and Jonathan Rich; and many other loving family members.
Relatives and friends are invited to Violet's Viewing at the Bacchi Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd, 805 DeKalb St., (Rt. 202) Bridgeport, PA 19405 on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 9 to 10:50am, with her Funeral Service starting at 11:00am. Interment will be at Valley Forge Memorial Gardens in King of Prussia, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Violet's memory to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (give2chop.edu) where Poot received treatment and Penn Medicine Hospice who supported Violet's care at home in her final days, Penn Medicine Development Office 3535 Market Street, Suite 750 Philadelphia, PA 19104 (www.PennMedicine.org/hospice-donate)
Condolences to the family at www.bacchifh.com
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