Obit: Wolfe, Rodney J. (1942 - 2013)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Wolfe, Grulkowski, Johnson, Larson, Anderson, Polnaszek

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co, WI) 12/04/2013

Wolfe, Rodney J. (30 July 1942 - 2 December 2013)

Rodney J. Wolfe, 71, of Chippewa Falls, Town of Lafayette, died Monday, December 2, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls.

He was born July 30, 1942, in Arcadia, WI, to Angeline (Grulkowski) and Nathan Wolfe. He graduated from Holy Cross Seminary in La Crosse and continued his education at UW-Eau Claire. He went on to earn his Master’s Degree in History at UW-Madison. Rodney married Ellen M. Johnson on July 29, 1989 at New Hope Lutheran Church in Sand Creek and a marriage blessing at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Tilden.

He taught high school in Independence and later at Thorp High School for a total of more than 20 years. Rodney then worked as a rural mail carrier for the Chippewa Falls Post Office, until retirement.

Survivors include his wife, Ellen of Chippewa Falls; his mother, Angeline Wolfe of Arcadia; six daughters, Kristin (Mike) Larson, Greta (Dale) Anderson, Kathryn, heather, Renee and Lydia Wolfe all of Chippewa Falls; a son Jay Wolfe of Chippewa Falls; a brother Darryl (Nancy) Wolfe of Houston, TX; four grandchildren, Aliyah, Levi, Elijah and Lily.

He was preceded in death by his father; a sister, Rochelle Marie Wolfe; a daughter, Marta Rochelle Wolfe; and a son, Evan Mackenzie Wolfe on September 13, 2013.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Friday, December 6, at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel, Chippewa Falls with Rev. Perry Polnasek, of Fellowship Church officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral chapel.

Visit pedersonvolker.com to express online condolences. Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services, Chippewa Falls is serving the family.

Rod was a kind and gentle man who willingly gave to others that which he learned as a child and carried with him through the rest of his life: lessons of faith, respect, and love. He cared deeply for his family, his wife, and his children. He ran the good race and finished magnificently.

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his next again,
I shall not live in vain.

By Emily Dickinson