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    Russell Jacob Rhoads Jr.
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    Russell Jacob Rhoads Jr.

    April 9, 1926 - June 15, 2022

    Russell J. Rhoads, 96, of Marion, Iowa, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, from cancer. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, with a celebration of life at 10:30 a.m. He was born on April 9, 1926, to Russell and Ruth Rhoads. Upon returning from the Navy, he married Donna Lou Coppess. They farmed at Stanwood, Iowa until he worked as a rural mail carrier, upon retirement they moved to Marion, Iowa. Russell is survived and lovingly remembered by his son, Duane (Terry) Rhoads of Fairfax, Iowa; daughters, Judy (Fred) Weber and Trudy (Jack) Smith all of Marion; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and three grandchildren, McKeon and Wesley Weber, and Robert Russell Smith. Memorials in Russell’s memory may be directed to UnityPoint Hospice of St. Luke’s Hospital, 290 Blairs Ferry Road NE #100, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, or Camp Wyoming, 9106 42nd Ave, Wyoming, Iowa, 52362.

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    Russell J. Rhoads, 96, of Marion, Iowa, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, from cancer. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, with a celebration of life... View Obituary & Service Information

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