MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – Rodney Schimpf, past president of Southern Illinois Builders Association, died on Oct. 17 at the age of 78.
Schimpf served as president of Southern Illinois Builders Association in 2010 and 2011.
He was predeceased by his parents, Harold Schimpf and Mary Schimpf (Held); his brother Kenneth Schimpf; his daughter Laurie Hartsock Homan Gibbs (Scott Gibbs); and his grandchild Madilyn Homan.
Schimpf is survived by: his wife Kathy (Kathy); his children, Dan Schimpf (Andrea) of St. Louis, Mo., Darren Hartsock (Lauren) of Celina, Texas and Wendy Neal (Mike) of Belleville, Ill.; his grandchildren, Bryan Throgmorton of Belleville, Ill., Makenzie Frazier (Jeremy) of Smiths Station, Ala., Ashleigh Turner (Chris) oof Hendrix, Okla., Brooke Foskey (Ladd) of Van Alstyne, Texas, Scott Throgmorton of Belleville, Ill., Erin Schimpf of St. Louis, Mo., Grace, Jessica, Michael Ratermann of St. Louis, Mo., Katelyn, Janie, William, Harley Harbour of Frisco, Texas, Katie and Daniel Neal (Kenzie) of Belleville, Ill.; and his great grandchildren, Gunnar, Wyatt, Eli, Calla of Smiths Stations, Ala., Aidan, Colten, Jackson Turner of Hendrix, Oklahoma and Cory Neal of Belleville, Ill.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Camp Ondessonk and/or the Children’s Advocacy Center of Williamson and Franklin County, Ill.