Tombstone Tuesday — Milton Rode

by Laurel | October 28th, 2014

A random tombstone from Elmwood Cemetery.

 

Milton Rode

Milton Rode
1888 – 1936

29 August 1936 — Milton Rode of 31 Franklin Street died this morning at the Holyoke Hospital after a short illness.  He was born in New York City and had been a resident of this city for the past 20 years. he leaves his widow Mrs. Mary L. (Gorman) Rode, a son Kenneth; his father George Rode, of Astoria, Long Island, and a sister Miss Pearl Rode. The funeral will be held at the Hobert funeral parlors Sunday afternoon.

Obituary adapted from The Springfield Republican.

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