Frances M. Rode
MUSCATINE, Iowa--Frances Mae Rode, 78, of Muscatine, died on Friday, October 11, 2013, at Carrington Place of Muscatine.
Graveside Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Columbus City Cemetery. Following the services there will be a time of fellowship and refreshments at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. on Monday, October 14, 2013, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Frances Rode Memorial Fund.
Frances was born on September 6, 1935, in Muscatine County, the daughter of LeRoy John and Ruth Clare Van Auken Thompson. In August 1955, Frances was united in marriage to Vernon Elmer Rode.
Frances worked as a housekeeper for several years at the University of Iowa Hospital and as a baby sitter.
Frances will be dearly missed by her daughter, Danita Joyce Rode of Deland, Florida; a son, Vernon LeRoy " Bub" Rode and wife, Kathy, of Columbus Junction; grandchildren, Nicole Crossett, Erik Fults, Wendy Crossett, Chelsa Fults and Collin Morehouse; and great-grandchildren, Ryan, Kariss...[more]