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Robert E. "Bob"
Rhoades
Robert
E. “Bob” Rhoades, age 71, of Piqua, Ohio, and formerly of Greenville,
Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 3:47 PM in Darke
County, Ohio, due to an automobile accident. He was born on
February 3, 1945 in Greenville, Ohio, to the late Eugene Franklin
Rhoades and Clara Florence & Robert (Mannix) Stauffer.
Bob is survived by his wife of 45 years, Margaret “Peggy” (Sedam)
Rhoades whom he married on February 6, 1971; sons, Rob & Jeff
Mullins of Dallas, TX, and Chris Rhoades of Greenville; sisters and
brother in law, Sandra Hoying of Greenville and Debbie & Steve
Brandt of Greenville; brother and sister in law, Tom & Angela
Stauffer of Oldsmar, FL; brothers in law and sisters in law, Carol
& Mike Gray of Houston, Ohio, Kay & George O’Neill of
Hollywood, FL, and Rick & Karen Sedam of Piqua, OH; special
friends, Corbin & Skylan Robison; as well as numerous nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his father and
mother in law, George & Joan Sedam.
Bob was a firefighter retiring from the Greenville Fire
Department. He also was a former employee with the Ohio
Department of Health working within the Hazmat Department. He was
an amateur hand radio operator and loved all aspects of trains.
He attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville and St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Piqua.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2016
at 10:30 AM at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 310 S. Downing St., Piqua,
Ohio, with Rev. Fr. Tom Bolte celebrant. Burial will follow in
the Harris Creek Cemetery, Bradford, Ohio. Family will receive
friends on Monday, November 28, 2016 from 5-8 PM at Zechar Bailey
Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio.
It is the wishes of the family that memorial contributions be given to
National Fallen Firefighter Association at www.firehero.org.
Condolences for the family may be sent to www.zecharbailey.com
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