JOHN P. RODERICK

The Idaho Enterprise Thursday September 13, 1934

Funeral Services Held For John P. Roderick

Impressive funeral services were held at the Samaria Ward chapel Tuesday, September 11, for John P. Roderick who died at the L.D.S. Hospital at Salt Lake City, Saturday, September 8. [1934]

Counselor Lewis Hughes presided at the services. The invocation was offered by Nels Peterson and the benediction by David Hughes.

Musical numbers were “O, My Father” and “There Is Sweet Rest In Heaven” by the combined choirs of the Samaria and Pleasantview wards; a vocal solo by Miss Ruth Martin; a quartette, Frank Harris and company of Portage; vocal duet Parley Bailey and daughter of Rupert, Idaho.

Speakers were Owen T. Davis, W. H. Richards, Sr., Bishop J. M. Isaacson of the Pleasantview ward; and Thos. P. John of Portage.

Interment was in the Samaria cemetery. The grave was dedicated by Elmer Price.

Bishop John P. Roderick, son of William and Ann Maria Roderick, was born December 11, 1880 at Samaria, Idaho. On November 12, 1902 he was married to Ethel M. John of Portage, Utah in the Logan Temple. To this union eight children were born, three of whom survive; namely, Mrs. Don Howard of Samaria, Mrs. Ferrin Harris of Portage, Utah, and John J. Roderick, of Samaria.

In addition to his wife and children, he leaves five grandchildren; his father, William Roderick, five brothers and four sisters; David, of Montpelier, Idaho; William of Pleasantview; Daniel of Salt Lake City; Isaac of Portage, and Samuel of San Bernardino, California; Annie Bailey of Pleasantview; Mary Bailey of Rupert; Esther Ashton of Woodruff and Naomi Scott of Pleasantview.

Bishop Roderick was an active member of the L.D.S. church from childhood. He served two different periods as the president of the third quorum of elders; labored in the superintendency of the ward Sunday School for a number of years, and was one of the superintendents of the ward Y.M.M.I.A.

He served as bishop of the Samaria Ward for a number of years and was among the first temple missionaries to be called from the ward. At the time of his death he was active in the ward genealogical society. It was his privilege to baptized more people of all ages from 8 to 75 than any other person in the ward.