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Stephen Rodick Obituary
Stephen J. Rodick Jr., 75, of Girardville, passed away on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021.
Born in Shenandoah, on Sept. 9, 1946, he was the son of the late Stephen Rodick and Rosemary Cardiff.
Steve was a veteran of the Navy. While in the Navy, he was stationed on the USS Enterprise, where he worked as an electrician. After the service, he worked most of his career for Zapata Industries in Frackville. Steve was an avid hunter and became a life member of the Locust Valley Game Club and the Park Crest Fish and Game Club. He was a former member of the Friendship Fire Company in Frackville and was a member of the Frackville American Legion. Besides those organizations, he loved rooting for his Chicago Cubs and Washington Redskins.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Diana (Fetterolf) Rodick, in 2009.
He leaves behind one son, Joseph Stephen Rodick, Frackville; one daughter, Lisa Rodick Quin, wife of Scott Quin, Girardville; two brothers, Joseph Rodick, Frackville, and William Rodick, Emmaus; two sisters, Roseann Sisak with Alfie, Girardville, and Kathleen Lorah with John, Frackville. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Friends and relatives are invited to attend graveside services with military honors at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs. Oravitz Home for Funerals Inc., Shenandoah, is entrusted with the arrangements. To offer condolences, please visit www.oravitzhomeforfunerals.com.
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