Submitted by: Dan Rich

Roddell John Durbin

Oct. 10, 1934 - Nov. 27, 1997

South Bend Tribune 11/29/1997

Roddell John Durbin, 63, of Douglas Road, Osceola, Ind., passed away following an illness at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, Ind. Mr. Durbin was born on Oct. 10, 1934, in Taylorville, Ill., to Charles and Ollie Durbin.

On June 18, 1954, he married the former Jayalene Dean in Mishawaka, Ind. She survives. He is also survived by four daughters, Pam (Ralph) Holycross of Bristol, Ind., Susan (Floyd) Heroy of Mishawaka, Lori Durbin of Osceola and Karin (Ken) Stahlhut of Alabama; a son, Roddell Durbin, Jr., of South Bend; 13 grandchildren, Samantha, Beth, Amanda, Caitlin and Hannah Holycross, Jonathan Heroy, Samuel and Megan Stahlhut, Randy, R.J. and Chuckie Durbin, and Veronica and Joshua Schuller; a brother, Noble Durbin of Elkhart, Ind.; and by seven sisters, Pauline Pryde of Decatur, Ill., Freida (Bea) McManus of Walkerton, Ind., Eileen Brown and Theresa (Patty) Slocum, both of Mishawaka, Judy Shaw of Osceola, Donna Stover of Elkhart and Carolyn Lindstrand of Bourbonnais, Ill. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Penny Pauline Durbin; and by three brothers and four sisters.

Mr. Durbin was a charter member of the Harris Township Fire Department. He was a past member of the Penn North Fire Department. He was an active member of 4H, and he was a member of the Granger Presbyterian Church. He retired from Uniroyal in 1989 after 32 years of service. Mr. Durbin also retired as a bus driver for the Elkhart Community school system in 1994, driving bus No. 104.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday in the Granger Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Jim Connor officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the United Cancer Society of Elkhart or to the Granger Presbyterian Church.