Obituary WASHINGTONa"John Sterling Rodcay, 74, of 2236 Hawthorne Place, Washington, passed away at 1:33 AM on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on September 17, 1934 at home in South Pekin, IL, to A.D. and Flora (Freed) Rodcay. He married Phyllis Graumann on January 17, 1954 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pekin. She survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters, Mary Jo (Michael) LaPlante of Fremont, CA, and Jody Simpson of Peoria; 2 sons, Stephen (Lori) Rodcay of Pekin and SSgt. Michael (Desiree) Rodcay of Fort Lee, VA; 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; one sister, Loretta (Howard) Harms of Pekin; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Allen, and one daughter, Jetta Kay. John worked as a tool maker at Caterpillar for 40 years before retiring in 1991. He also served as a fireman for the Northern Tazewell Fire Department for 5 years, then later served as trustee at NTFD for 12 years. When living in Las Vegas for 5 years, he shuttled cars for Avis Rent-A-Car. As a member of the UAW, Local 974, he held several offices with Region 4. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Washington. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM Monday, October 27 at Faith Lutheran Church, with Pastor John Rothfusz officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 26 from 4-6 PM at the church with additional visitation on Monday one hour prior to services at the church. Cremation rites will be accorded following services. Deiters Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of arrangements. Visitation OCT 26. 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM Faith Lutheran Church 2206 Washington Road Washington, IL, US Visitation OCT 27. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Faith Lutheran Church 2206 Washington Road Washington, IL, US Service OCT 27. 11:00 AM Faith Lutheran Church 2206 Washington Road Washington, IL, US