Obit from Sturgis Journal:
Rodney Joseph Taylor, age 60, of Mendon, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, after the most courageous and strongest fight against muscular dystrophy.
He was born March 30, 1958, in Three Rivers, a son of Robert V. and Sallyann M. (Vorac) Taylor, and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. He graduated in 1976 from Mendon High School, where he played saxophone in the jazz band. He received an associate degree from Glen Oaks Community College in 1978. On Jan. 20, 1979, Rodney married the love of his life, Susan Kaye Hahn, after proposing to her under an elm tree on the family farm.
Rodney was a farmer and established a pallet-recycling business. He enjoyed all genres of music, reading Biblical, historical, fiction and biographies. He designed special-use items for the farm and home. He enjoyed going on adventures around the farm with grandsons Robby and Rodney and attended more than 100 concerts with his family. Rodney volunteered with Boy Scouts, the annual MDA telethon and as a trustee at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Colon.
Rodney is survived by his wife, Susan; three children, Joseph Kevin Taylor, Jessica-Ann Hahn Hempel (Robert) and Stephanie Alea Searles (Norman); two grandchildren, Robert Lee Hempel and Rodney Joseph Hempel; his mother, Sallyann Taylor; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Taylor; and by two brothers, Stanley and Edward Taylor.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019, at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Grimm, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Mendon Cemetery.
Rodney Joseph Taylor, age 60, of Mendon, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, after the most courageous and strongest fight against muscular dystrophy.
He was born March 30, 1958, in Three Rivers, a son of Robert V. and Sallyann M. (Vorac) Taylor, and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. He graduated in 1976 from Mendon High School, where he played saxophone in the jazz band. He received an associate degree from Glen Oaks Community College in 1978. On Jan. 20, 1979, Rodney married the love of his life, Susan Kaye Hahn, after proposing to her under an elm tree on the family farm.
Rodney was a farmer and established a pallet-recycling business. He enjoyed all genres of music, reading Biblical, historical, fiction and biographies. He designed special-use items for the farm and home. He enjoyed going on adventures around the farm with grandsons Robby and Rodney and attended more than 100 concerts with his family. Rodney volunteered with Boy Scouts, the annual MDA telethon and as a trustee at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Colon.
Rodney is survived by his wife, Susan; three children, Joseph Kevin Taylor, Jessica-Ann Hahn Hempel (Robert) and Stephanie Alea Searles (Norman); two grandchildren, Robert Lee Hempel and Rodney Joseph Hempel; his mother, Sallyann Taylor; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Taylor; and by two brothers, Stanley and Edward Taylor.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019, at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Grimm, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Mendon Cemetery.
Obit from Sturgis Journal:
Rodney Joseph Taylor, age 60, of Mendon, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, after the most courageous and strongest fight against muscular dystrophy.
He was born March 30, 1958, in Three Rivers, a son of Robert V. and Sallyann M. (Vorac) Taylor, and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. He graduated in 1976 from Mendon High School, where he played saxophone in the jazz band. He received an associate degree from Glen Oaks Community College in 1978. On Jan. 20, 1979, Rodney married the love of his life, Susan Kaye Hahn, after proposing to her under an elm tree on the family farm.
Rodney was a farmer and established a pallet-recycling business. He enjoyed all genres of music, reading Biblical, historical, fiction and biographies. He designed special-use items for the farm and home. He enjoyed going on adventures around the farm with grandsons Robby and Rodney and attended more than 100 concerts with his family. Rodney volunteered with Boy Scouts, the annual MDA telethon and as a trustee at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Colon.
Rodney is survived by his wife, Susan; three children, Joseph Kevin Taylor, Jessica-Ann Hahn Hempel (Robert) and Stephanie Alea Searles (Norman); two grandchildren, Robert Lee Hempel and Rodney Joseph Hempel; his mother, Sallyann Taylor; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Taylor; and by two brothers, Stanley and Edward Taylor.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019, at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Grimm, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Mendon Cemetery.
Rodney Joseph Taylor, age 60, of Mendon, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, after the most courageous and strongest fight against muscular dystrophy.
He was born March 30, 1958, in Three Rivers, a son of Robert V. and Sallyann M. (Vorac) Taylor, and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. He graduated in 1976 from Mendon High School, where he played saxophone in the jazz band. He received an associate degree from Glen Oaks Community College in 1978. On Jan. 20, 1979, Rodney married the love of his life, Susan Kaye Hahn, after proposing to her under an elm tree on the family farm.
Rodney was a farmer and established a pallet-recycling business. He enjoyed all genres of music, reading Biblical, historical, fiction and biographies. He designed special-use items for the farm and home. He enjoyed going on adventures around the farm with grandsons Robby and Rodney and attended more than 100 concerts with his family. Rodney volunteered with Boy Scouts, the annual MDA telethon and as a trustee at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Colon.
Rodney is survived by his wife, Susan; three children, Joseph Kevin Taylor, Jessica-Ann Hahn Hempel (Robert) and Stephanie Alea Searles (Norman); two grandchildren, Robert Lee Hempel and Rodney Joseph Hempel; his mother, Sallyann Taylor; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Taylor; and by two brothers, Stanley and Edward Taylor.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019, at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Grimm, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Mendon Cemetery.
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