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Official Obituary of

Rodman E. Burdick

November 22, 2023

Rodman Burdick Obituary

Rodman E. Burdick, 86, of North Smithfield, died November 22, 2023 in Crystal Lake Rehab Center, Pascoag. Born in Framingham, MA, he was the son of the late Gordon and Alice (Allen) Burdick.

Rodman served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He worked as a salesman for Sun Oil Company. Rodman was an Alfa Romeo and motorcycle enthusiast, and an accomplished artist, who especially enjoyed Scrimshaw art.

He leaves his children, Gwendolyn Slader and her husband, Matt, of Cumberland, Jennifer Blain of North Smithfield, and Kim Burdick and her wife, Colleen Walsh, of North Andover, MA; three grandchildren, Matthew and Michael Slader and Alicia Blain; and his companion, Dorothy Williston. He was predeceased by his grandson, Johnathan Blain, and his brother, Gordon Burdick, Jr.

Private funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Holt Funeral Home, 510 South Main St., Woonsocket.
 

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