Loving husband and father, Rodney Rutledge Rea, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, February 18, 2021.
Born in O'Fallon, IL, Rodney attended O'Fallon High School where he excelled in track and field. He married Marilyn (nee Weil) of Belleville, IL, in 1953 and they remained happily married for more than 67 years.
After serving his country in the Korean War, Rodney began his 40-plus year professional career with the Missouri Pacific (now Union Pacific) Railroad and graduated from Duquesne University, all while he and Marilyn started their family.
Always physically active, Rodney was an avid handball player at the Omaha YMCA and the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, MO, where the Rea family resided for more than 20 years. Throughout his adult life, he enjoyed sports and was well-recognized in his passion as a sports official in football, basketball and softball at youth, high school and college events in both the Omaha and metropolitan St. Louis areas.
Preceded by:
Parents: Elsworth and Margaret
Sister: Geralene
Survived by:
Wife: Marilyn
Sons: Gordon (Kelly) and Roger (JoElla)
4 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren
Lake View Funeral Home
Published by Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 26, 2021
Born in O'Fallon, IL, Rodney attended O'Fallon High School where he excelled in track and field. He married Marilyn (nee Weil) of Belleville, IL, in 1953 and they remained happily married for more than 67 years.
After serving his country in the Korean War, Rodney began his 40-plus year professional career with the Missouri Pacific (now Union Pacific) Railroad and graduated from Duquesne University, all while he and Marilyn started their family.
Always physically active, Rodney was an avid handball player at the Omaha YMCA and the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, MO, where the Rea family resided for more than 20 years. Throughout his adult life, he enjoyed sports and was well-recognized in his passion as a sports official in football, basketball and softball at youth, high school and college events in both the Omaha and metropolitan St. Louis areas.
Preceded by:
Parents: Elsworth and Margaret
Sister: Geralene
Survived by:
Wife: Marilyn
Sons: Gordon (Kelly) and Roger (JoElla)
4 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren
Lake View Funeral Home
Published by Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 26, 2021
Loving husband and father, Rodney Rutledge Rea, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, February 18, 2021.
Born in O'Fallon, IL, Rodney attended O'Fallon High School where he excelled in track and field. He married Marilyn (nee Weil) of Belleville, IL, in 1953 and they remained happily married for more than 67 years.
After serving his country in the Korean War, Rodney began his 40-plus year professional career with the Missouri Pacific (now Union Pacific) Railroad and graduated from Duquesne University, all while he and Marilyn started their family.
Always physically active, Rodney was an avid handball player at the Omaha YMCA and the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, MO, where the Rea family resided for more than 20 years. Throughout his adult life, he enjoyed sports and was well-recognized in his passion as a sports official in football, basketball and softball at youth, high school and college events in both the Omaha and metropolitan St. Louis areas.
Preceded by:
Parents: Elsworth and Margaret
Sister: Geralene
Survived by:
Wife: Marilyn
Sons: Gordon (Kelly) and Roger (JoElla)
4 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren
Lake View Funeral Home
Published by Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 26, 2021
Born in O'Fallon, IL, Rodney attended O'Fallon High School where he excelled in track and field. He married Marilyn (nee Weil) of Belleville, IL, in 1953 and they remained happily married for more than 67 years.
After serving his country in the Korean War, Rodney began his 40-plus year professional career with the Missouri Pacific (now Union Pacific) Railroad and graduated from Duquesne University, all while he and Marilyn started their family.
Always physically active, Rodney was an avid handball player at the Omaha YMCA and the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, MO, where the Rea family resided for more than 20 years. Throughout his adult life, he enjoyed sports and was well-recognized in his passion as a sports official in football, basketball and softball at youth, high school and college events in both the Omaha and metropolitan St. Louis areas.
Preceded by:
Parents: Elsworth and Margaret
Sister: Geralene
Survived by:
Wife: Marilyn
Sons: Gordon (Kelly) and Roger (JoElla)
4 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren
Lake View Funeral Home
Published by Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 26, 2021
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