Worthington High School

Worthington-West Franklin
High School

Worthington, PA

1933 - 1984

 
Esther Mae Rodgers Rhoades

Esther Mae (Rodgers) Rhoades, 89, of Worthington, died Thursday, June 8, 2006,
at Sugar Creek Rest, Sugarcreek Township.

She was born May 29, 1917, in Craigsville to Hollace and Julia M. (Clark)
Rodgers.

She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of the area.

She was a 1935 graduate of Worthington High School.

She enjoyed playing Scrabble, solving crossword puzzles, and visits from her
children and grandchildren.

Survivors include one son, Donald Rhoades, of Worthington; two daughters, Judith
Toy and husband Sam, of Fenelton, and June English, of Worthington; eight
grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and nieces
and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 65 years, Richard
Rhoades, whom she married on April 27, 1938, and who died March 26, 2003; and
two sisters, Irene Hansotte and Hazel Orihel.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the F. Duane
Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., Bear Street, Worthington, where funeral services will
be held at 2 p.m. Sunday. 

Interment in Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, Pa.

Arrangements by F. Duane Snyder Funeral Home, Worthington, Pa.