Richard Roedell passed away at home with family at his side on Sept. 23, 2017. He was born on Nov. 2, 1931 to William N. and Maud C. (Parker) Roedell in Quinlan, Oklahoma. He was the eighth of 11 children.
Richard graduated from Nooksack Valley High School in 1951. In October 1983 he married Ruth M. Nordberg, whom he loved dearly and he was forever grateful for her. He started working at Intalco at its opening, retiring in September 1996.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Ruth; sons Steve and Mark Roedell; daughter Shari (Allan) Gitts; stepchildren Twila Bancroft, Les (Debbie) Wright and Ruth (Doug) Neufeldt; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother Wayne Roedell; sisters Florence (Art) Goodwin, Erma Westoby and Alice Engstrom.
Richard was preceded in death by his son Greg and six siblings.
A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in Moles Farewell Tributes, 2039 Main St., Ferndale.
Memorials may be made to Whatcom Hospice (whatcomhospice.org). Richards’s family wishes to thank Whatcom Hospice for the care they gave to Richard and his family. For more of his story, visit the online guest book at www.molesfarewelltributes.com.
