Rodie, Fred Anthony On Wednesday January 15th, 2020 Fred Rodie, loving husband and father of four children passed away at the age of 86. Fred was born on June 13th 1933, in Cumberland Wisconsin to Clara Rodie. They moved to Minneapolis where Fred attended Edison High school in Northeast Minneapolis and later to the University of Minnesota. He worked at World Tool and Engineering (later World Aerospace) in North Minneapolis for over 30 years, starting as a machinist and working his way to an engineer and then upper management position, while putting himself through school. Hard work was prevalent in Fred's life. A quality he passed on to his entire family. On August 16th, 1952 He married his wife of sixty seven years, Dorothy Marcella Kocon. They raised three daughters, Deborah, Cynthia and Diane and one son, John. Fred and Dorothy moved to Washington State in 1984, where he founded and ran a successful business in Shelton, Washington. Fred was known for his kind and compassionate spirit and unique sense of humor. A smile was never far from Fred's face. Fred was preceded in death by his mother, Clara, daughter Deborah Spring & great grandson Chandler Selby. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, children: Eric Spring, Cynthia Tuffs (Richard), Diane Selby (Mark), John Rodie (Rachel). Grandchildren, Jeremy Spring (Kelly), Stephanie Wacker (Michael), Rebecca Spring, Rachel Heinrich (Jason), Michael Tuffs, Andrea Schaap (Joshua), Matthew Selby (Amy Jo) and eighteen great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Saint Michael's Parish in Olympia, WA on January 22nd, 2020. Interment in Minneapolis, MN will be at a later date. More information will be provided. In lieu of flowers donations to St Vincent DePaul of Olympia are appreciated.