Rodney B Westfall

a stroke and COVID 19

Rod was born on November 6, 1925 in Toledo, Iowa to Raymond and Audrey Westfall.

Rod grew up in Toledo and served in WW II. After service, he attended and graduated from

Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa

Rod was united in marriage to Melvina Dutcher on December 26, 1969. After their

marriage, the family moved from Nebraska to Orange, California where they have lived for the past 51 years

Rod was employed by the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation. The Donnelley Corporation

was purchased by Dun & Bradstreet and the division was renamed Donnelley Marketing.

He started working for Donnelley in Nevada, Iowa, was transferred to Omaha, Nebraska

and finally to the Fullerton, California office where he was the production manger. His

total length of service with the company was 33 years. The company closed the

Fullerton facility in 1989. When the plant closed, Rod decided it was time for him to retire.

He is survived by his wife, Melvina; daughters, Shelley Westfall and Denise Fisher (Elliott),

sons, Kent (Barb), and Todd (Renee), granddaughters Heather Marts and Nicol Jorgensen, grandson Trent Benninger and 6 great grand children

Preceding him in death were his son, Trent Dutcher, his parents, his sister and brother-in-law Jack and Marilyn Halbert

A family memorial service will be held later in 2021