Rodenbaugh

Ralph Lester Rodenbaugh, 72, of West Sunbury passed away Friday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.

He was born on April 21, 1941, in Glenshaw, Pa., to the late Ralph F. Rodenbaugh and Gladys L. (Atkison) Rodenbaugh.

Mr. Rodenbaugh attended the West Sunbury Presbyterian Church. He attended Marietta College and the University of Pittsburgh.

He was the president and owner of Deco Coating Corp. for 53 years retiring in 2003. Mr. Rodenbaugh was a member of the North Hills Masonic Lodge 716 F&AM. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, landscaping and Labrador Retrievers.

Mr. Rodenbaugh is survived by his wife, Deborah (Kaufman) Rodenbaugh, who he married on July 5, 1980; his daughter, Jennifer Rodes of Fort Valley, Va.; his son, David Rodenbaugh and his wife, Sandy, of Baden, Pa., and his brother, Frank R. Rodenbaugh and his wife, Christine, of Economy Boro, Pa.; brother-in-law to Dave and Charmaine Kraft, Tom and Marlene Purtell and Harry and Tammy Kaufman, and several nieces and nephews.

Rodenbaugh — The friends of Ralph Lester Rodenbaugh, who passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler, from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.The funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Pastor Jeffrey D. Lang of the West Sunbury Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will take place in the North Side Cemetery, Butler.Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Western Region, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 602, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 or to the VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.