Dick Rodman, 70, passed away on October 25, 2024 at Asheville, North Carolina.
Graveside rites will be 4:00 pm on November 9, 2024 at Restlawn Memory Gardens’ Mausoleum, Huron SD.
Dick LaVerne Rodman was born on Feb. 17, 1954 to Roderick and Dorothy (Rayburn) Rodman at Huron, South Dakota. He attended Huron Public Schools and graduated from Huron College with a degree in Criminal Justice.
Dick married Julie Erickson in Huron, from this union were born two boys, Mark and Kyle. He was employed by the Redfield, SD and Huron, SD Police Departments. The family moved to Casper, WY, St. George, Utah, and ultimately Hendersonville, NC.
Dick was heavily involved in Boy Scouts while growing up, attending the National Boy Scout Jamboree in 1968. This coincided with the first man to step on the moon, during which one of the astronauts, (who had been a Boy Scout himself), left a list on the moon that included the names of all the Boy Scouts attending the National Jamboree. Dick loved animals, camping, remote-controlled airplanes, metal-detecting, and especially his kids and grandkids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Dick & Almeda (Gordon) Rodman and Robert & Stella (Peters) Rayburn; one sister-in-law, Carrol Rodman; and one niece, Cindy Ehrk.
Grateful for having shared in his life are his sons, Kyle (Ashley) Rodman and Mark Rodman and grandkids Landon and Mya R,odman, all of North Carolina; twin sister, Susan (John] Ehrk, Huron, brother Scott Rodman, Huron, sister Kathy (Bob) Neitzert, Huron, and sister Amy LaFortune (Todd Schroeder], Montana; nephew David Ehrk, step-nephew Josh Kramer, niece and nephews Samantha Dahl, Steven, Shane, and Spencer LaFortune, and many cousins.
Jackson Funeral Service is honored to serve the Rodman family.