Velda R. Rodman

Velda R. Rodman, 96, of Peace Dale, died Saturday. She was the beloved wife of the late S. Lyman Rodman. Born in Newport she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jane Hoffman. Mrs. Rodman was a Kindergarten Aide at Stepping Stone Kindergarten, and was a long time member of the Calvary Bible Church in Narragansett. She is survived by three sons, Kenneth V. Hoffman of South Kingstown, David L. Rodman and his wife Donni of Berlin, MA and South Kingstown, and Thomas R. Rodman and his wife Nina Zanella of Copper Hill, VA; six grandchildren, Isaac and Nathaniel, Katherine, Rebecca, and Sarah, and Alyson; three great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Samuel, and William. She was the mother of the late Cynthia N. Thomas. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m. in Calvary Bible Church 32 Avice St., Narragansett. Burial will be private in the Rodman Family Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Calvary Bible Church.