1949 Rodney Norwood Marsh (77)

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1949 Rodney Norwood Marsh (77)

Anchorage Daily News, AK Oct. 14, 2009
Rodney Norwood Marsh, 77, died on Oct. 5, 2009 in Trapper Creek. A
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Fort Richardson Main Post
Chapel, Building 3, Fort Richardson. Interment with military honors
will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Fort Richardson National Cemetery. He was
born on June 28, 1932 in Fort Riley, Kansas, to Samuel E. and Loeta
Marsh. He was in the first class to graduate from Shasta College, in
Redding, Calif. He was also a graduate of California State University,
Chico, in Chico, Calif. He served our country with honor and
distinction in the California Army National Guard enlisting as a
private and retiring as a major from the 149th Armor Regiment,
Salinas, Calif. In 1970 he moved to Trapper Creek. Rodney retired as
the senior vice president of lending at Alaska Federal Credit Union.
He was a life-long civic minded individual who served on boards for
Credit Union 1. He served on the Historical Preservation Commission of
the Matanuska-Susitna Borough as well as the Trapper Creek Community
Council, Trapper Creek Historical Society, Sunshine Clinic board of
directors, KTNA Public Radio board of directors, Trapper Creek
Comprehensive Planning Team as well as many others. In his spare time,
he enjoyed hunting, fishing, history, genealogy and antique
collecting. Rodney was loved dearly and will be missed by his family,
friends and his much loved dog, Petunia. He is survived by his
daughter, Susan Shearer of Hollister, Calif.; daughter, Elizabeth
Marsh Copus of Hollister; daughter, Kristin Marsh Vernor of Hollister;
son, Peter Marsh of Hollister; son, Rodney Marsh of Anchorage;
brother, Kenneth Lane Marsh of Trapper Creek; brother, Gordon E. Marsh
of Corning, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and
sisters, Patricia Marsh and Laura Lea Ford. Arrangements are under the
care of Valley Funeral Home and Crematory in Wasilla.