Roger Myron Van Sickle

Longtime Delaware County resident, Roger M. Van Sickle, passed away Friday morning, October 24, 2025 at Grady Memorial Hospital.
He was born June 10, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Virgil and Susie (Moyer) Van Sickle and graduated from Elm Valley High School. He then attended Otterbein University and the Institute of Banking.
Roger, a former sergeant in the Ohio National Guard and retired assistant vice president of Fahey Bank in Marion, began his career with the Delaware County Bank. A Delaware Township resident, he served as township clerk from 1980 to 1985 and Delaware Township Board of Zoning member from 1980 to 1984. In 1986, he successfully ran for a township trustee position and maintained that seat until retiring in 2020.
He served 41 years as township trustee and also served Delaware County on various boards and committees including being president of the Delaware County Trustees Association, Treasurer of the Delaware Transit Agency Board, SourcePoint Board of Directors, Oak Grove Cemetery Board, Delaware County Regional Planning Commission, Chair of the Delaware County Democratic Party, Treasurer of the Delaware County Democratic Party and he ran for County Commissioner.
Roger also sat on the board of trustees for Grady Memorial Hospital, the Ohio Mental Health Center of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Delaware County Habitat for Humanity, Delaware County Cultural Arts, Delaware County Jury Commission, the Tri-Township Fire Department, the Delaware County Historical Society, the Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Delaware County Farm Bureau. He was also a former treasurer of the American Political Items Collectors, current President of the Jimmy Carter Political Items Collectors, and member of the Calvin Coolidge Foundation. He was also Ohio Jaycee State Senator, Pioneer of Delaware County and member of the AmVets Post #102 in Delaware. Roger is also honored as a Kentucky Colonel for his selfless dedication throughout his life.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 59 years, Shirley Ann (Rodgers); sons, Chad (Erica) of Ostrander and Nate (Amy) of Westerville ; grandsons, Wyatt, Rex, and Robin.
In addition to his parents, Roger was preceded in death by his brother Duane.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 from 2 - 4 pm and 6 - 8 pm at the Snyder Funeral Center, 101 Valleyside Drive at W. William Street, Delaware, where services celebrating Roger's life will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 11:00 am with Pastor Cindy Berkshire officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery with military honors.
Contributions in Roger's memory may be made to SourcePoint, 800 Cheshire Rd., Delaware, OH 43015 or by visiting www.mysourcepoint.org/give/
The Snyder Funeral Center is honored to serve the Van Sickle family.
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