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Roderick Long Obituary
Sparland - Roderick E. Long, 77, of Sparland died on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at Grand View Alzheimer's Special Care in Peoria.
Born on Jan. 11, 1938, in Lacon to the late Herman and Josephine Keedy Long, he married Sharon White on March 21, 1970, in Bloomington. Sharon died April 14, 2004.
Rod spent 36 years at Caterpillar from a welder to quality control repairman; he also repaired household appliances in the community for over 30 years.
Rod was a member of the Lions Club, Lacon Sparland Fire Department and Lacon Sparland United Methodist Church and was president of RSES.
He served his country in the Army during Vietnam.
Rod is survived by his daughters, Heather (Tom) Dossett of Lacon, Dorothy (Alex) Jeffries of Chillicothe and Jennifer Long of El Paso, Texas; sisters, Edith (Duane) Rinkenburger of Lacon and Barbara (Harold) Walden of Lexington, N.C.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; and one stepgreat-grandchild.
He was also preceded in death by his sons, James and Jake; brother, Dale; and sister, Linda.
Services will be Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the Lacon Sparland United Methodist Church, with Mike Barclay officiating. Visitation time will be one hour before services at the church. Burial will be in the Lacon Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to Alzheimer's research or LSFD.
Online condolences can be left at lenzmemorialhome.com.
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Colleen Petersen
August 11, 2015
So sorry to hear of Rod's passing. I have many happy memories of Rod especially when we were kids and I would visit at Aunt Josephine's house. He was a great cousin.
Anne Newhalfen
August 9, 2015
I will miss seeing Rod at Grandview. My visit with my mom never seemed complete without saying hi to Rod. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
The Carol Stenzel family
Todd Schupp
August 9, 2015
He was a good neighbor and friend R.I.P. Rod
Dave Petersen
August 9, 2015
We are so sad for your loss. He was a nice man and a good cousin. He will be missed.
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Amber
August 9, 2015
I had the honor of taking care of Rod when i worked at GrandView. He was always a joy to work with. I loved walking around with him and takling with him. He will be missed dearly!
Ashley Johnson
August 9, 2015
I am completely devastated. Rod, you will always have a special place in my heart. My heart aches, but you are no longer suffering. I will never forget all the memories I've had with you. You were so amazing, and I would do anything to hold your hand and go get coffee with you one more time. I'm so happy you got the chance to meet Aria, even though you said she makes a lot of noise. I will never forget how you would always call me daughter and always told me to hold your hand and walk around with you. I am truly blessed to have been in your life, even if it was a short period of time, I love you Roderick, and miss you very much.
Family; I am sincerely sorry for your loss, Rod was an amazing man. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to be his caretaker for awhile at Grandview. Prayers for you all.
Norma Stoner
August 8, 2015
So sorry to hear of your loss. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Cliff & Pat Harvey
August 8, 2015
We have known Rod and family for many years. Jake and Heather were friends of our kids. We spent many good times with Rod and family. Rod was very good to our family fixing our appliances or helping us to replace them. He will be missed by those who knew him. Our condolences to his family.
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