Husband of Cordelia. Son of Adam and Abagail DeHaven Rodecker. He was the last of 10 children. Charles, whose philanthropies consumed a fortune he earned from his patented "hidden window screen," died at St. Joseph's Hospital.
He was for many years a railroad man in the West. He conceived his patent in 1894 while in a hospital recovering from severe train wreck injuries suffered when he was a conductor.
Charles resided at 605 W. Washington St, having come to Bloomington two weeks ago from Urbana. He first came to Bloomington in 1927. Beside his widow, he is survived by two daughters by his first marriage, Mrs. Josephine Ables, of Parsons, Kansas and Mrs. Ethel Marks, of Council Grove, Kansas. His first wife was Mollie Ogden.
He was for many years a railroad man in the West. He conceived his patent in 1894 while in a hospital recovering from severe train wreck injuries suffered when he was a conductor.
Charles resided at 605 W. Washington St, having come to Bloomington two weeks ago from Urbana. He first came to Bloomington in 1927. Beside his widow, he is survived by two daughters by his first marriage, Mrs. Josephine Ables, of Parsons, Kansas and Mrs. Ethel Marks, of Council Grove, Kansas. His first wife was Mollie Ogden.
Husband of Cordelia. Son of Adam and Abagail DeHaven Rodecker. He was the last of 10 children. Charles, whose philanthropies consumed a fortune he earned from his patented "hidden window screen," died at St. Joseph's Hospital.
He was for many years a railroad man in the West. He conceived his patent in 1894 while in a hospital recovering from severe train wreck injuries suffered when he was a conductor.
Charles resided at 605 W. Washington St, having come to Bloomington two weeks ago from Urbana. He first came to Bloomington in 1927. Beside his widow, he is survived by two daughters by his first marriage, Mrs. Josephine Ables, of Parsons, Kansas and Mrs. Ethel Marks, of Council Grove, Kansas. His first wife was Mollie Ogden.
He was for many years a railroad man in the West. He conceived his patent in 1894 while in a hospital recovering from severe train wreck injuries suffered when he was a conductor.
Charles resided at 605 W. Washington St, having come to Bloomington two weeks ago from Urbana. He first came to Bloomington in 1927. Beside his widow, he is survived by two daughters by his first marriage, Mrs. Josephine Ables, of Parsons, Kansas and Mrs. Ethel Marks, of Council Grove, Kansas. His first wife was Mollie Ogden.
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