Obituaries
August 3, 2020

Rosalie R. Rhodaback – Belle Vernon

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Rosalie R. Rhodaback, 98, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, in her home. A daughter of the late John W. and Ethol Firbank Culp, she was born in Belle Vernon on Feb. 3, 1922. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Rosalie was a member of First Christian Church of Fayette City. Survivors include three nieces, Rosalie Segin, with whom she made her home in Belle Vernon, Nancy (Leonard) Cole of West Newton and Rosalie Lynch of Douglaston, N.Y. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Rhodaback, in 2007; one sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Michael Segin; one brother and sister-in-law, John and Rose Culp; one niece and two nephews-in-law, Jonnie and Charles Bird and Dick Lynch; and one nephew, John Culp Jr.   There will be no public visitation or funeral services. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, is handling the arrangements, www. FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com.

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