Wayne R. Rodie, 86, died October 28, 2011 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 11, 1924 at Timken, Kansas, the son of Alexander and Clara (Scheuerman) Rodie. He married Elsie Richter July 21, 1950 at Otis, Kansas. She died February 23, 1991. A lifetime Timken resident, Mr. Rodie was a farmer and stockman, mechanic, and oilfield pumper. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Rodie was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis; American Legion, Timken; and Veterans of Foreign Wars, LaCrosse. Survivors include two sons: Kenny Rodie and his wife Mary, Parsons, Kansas; and Paul Rodie, Great Bend; four daughters: Mary Smith and her husband Dennis, Albert, Kansas; Janet Elsen and her husband Stan, Timken, Kansas; Faye Herrman and her husband Neal, Great Bend; and Elizabeth Risley and her husband Albert, Wichita, Kansas; two brothers: Richard Rodie and his wife Virginia, Ness City, Kansas; and Alexander Rodie, Jr., Fort Dodge, Kansas; thirteen grandchildren: Kimberly Rodie, Julie Risley, Emily Risley, Kelsey Rodie, Shane Rodie, David Elsen, Ryan Elsen, Chris Rodie, Joshua Rodie, Jeremy Rodie, Daniel Herrman, Dalton Rodie, and Brock Rodie; and four great-grandchildren: Tiffany Hecker, Jordan Sohm, Ethan Elsen, and Owen Elsen. He was preceded in death by one son, Samuel Rodie; two brothers: Vernon Rodie and Robert Rodie; and one granddaughter, Jennifer Wylie. Prayer service will be at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 31, 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Otis. Pastor Bruce Adamson will officiate. Burial will be in Otis Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Hospice Care of Kansas or Rush County EMS, in care of the funeral home.