3. | Rodems, Richard Stephen (1.Annie1) was born 28 Dec 1911, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; died 12 Dec 1990, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; was buried 18 Dec 1990, Arlington, Northampton County, Virginia, USA. Other Events:
- Occupation: theater manager
- Census: Jan 1920, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
- Military Service: Abt 1943–1946
Notes:
Occupation:
The following article was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois, on Saturday, 22 May 1948.
Rodems Named Theater Manager at Hammond, Ind.
Richard S. Rodems, manager of the Princess theater, has been named manager of the Paramount Theater at Hammond, Ind., and will leave Alton Tuesday to assume his new position.
Rodems has been in Alton since 1936, and has been at the Princess except for 2½ years in the army in World War II. In addition to his duties as Princess manager, Rodems has been advertising manager for the Great States Theaters in Alton and Wood River.
Rodems has been with the Great States organization since 1928, when he became an usher at the Madison theater in Peoria. He rose to service director at the Palace in Peoria, became assistant manager at the Palace, then at the Rialto, next was manager of the Rialto, and then was transferred to the Princess in Alton.
Mrs. Rodems is the former Miss Elizabeth Jane Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville. They are the parents of two daughters. Mrs. Rodems and the children will join him in Hammond after living quarters have been secured. The family resides at 3520 California.
Clarence N. Kulp, now assistant manager at the Grand, will become manager of the Princess.
Census:
According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, Richard S. Roduns [sic], age 8, lived at 311 State Street with his parents, Stephen A. Roduns [sic] (age 40) and Annie A. Roduns (age 31), and three siblings: Mary A. Roduns [sic] (age 10), Alice M. Roduns [sic] (age 3 years, 4 months) and Cathleen M. Roduns [sic] (age 1 year, 2 months). Also living in the home were five male lodgers, ages 34 to 57, single, married, and divorced.
Military Service:
According to his burial records at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Richard entered the U.S. Army on 7 July 1943. He served for about two and a half years, reaching the rank of Technical Sergeant.
Buried:
Richard, who entered service in the U.S. Army on 7 July 1943 and achieved the rank of Technical Sergeant, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Section 3-A, Row 3, Site 5).
Died:
The date of death has also been reported as 6 or 17 December.
Richard married Fiegenbaum, Elizabeth Jane 28 Sep 1940, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Fiegenbaum, David William and Springer, Rebecca Charlotte) was born 8 Dec 1915; died 23 Jan 2003, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; was buried 19 Jul 2004, Arlington, Northampton County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]
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