Eleanor May "Trixie' Roedema, wife of DL Capt. Chuck Roedema

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Eleanor May Roedema, wife of DL Capt. Chuck Roedema

May 6, 1935 – Mar 11, 2024

 

Notice of passing…. Mrs. Eleanor May “Trixie” Roedema, wife of Dallas based retired Delta Air Lines pilot Capt. Charles L. “Chuck” Roedema.

Obituary information for Mrs. Roedema is available online at

https://www.billdeberry.com/obituary/eleanor-roedema  also at

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/eleanor-roedema-obituary?pid=206541759

PCN memorial site

For those wishing to send condolences, I see the family’s address listed in whitepages as

1004 Lynhurst Lane

Denton, TX 76205

 

Obituary

Eleanor Roedema known to all as Trixie passed away on March 11, 2024, in Corinth, Texas. She battled vascular dementia for years and regrettably dementia took her. She was born to Rinaldo and Alice Antinone on May 6, 1935, in Fort Clark, Brackettville, Texas. She grew up in Del Rio, Texas where many of her relatives had settled.  Her ancestry on her maternal side dates back to the 1800’s, she loved Texas. Trixie was a striking woman, six feet tall, a natural born red-head and a lady. Trixie was an artist, she is a published poet, she never met a dog she didn’t like, and she had a special place in her heart for bloodhounds. She supported the humane treatment of all animals including wildlife.

 

Trixie was patriotic and loved our country. Her father, brother and husband were and are combat veterans, she was deeply devoted to them. She genuinely cared about people, never missed someone’s birthday, advocated for animals who were abused, suffered or abandoned. She was kind, considerate, compassionate, thoughtful and extra sassy.

 

Trixie was married almost sixty years to Chuck Roedema who was an AirForce pilot and retired from Delta Airlines. Their home was the beloved “ Lynhurst Lane “in Denton Texas a favorite spot to drive by at Christmas.

People drove from miles away to see the beautiful lights, decorations and animated Christmas villages and many times they were featured in the Denton Chronicle back in the day when people subscribed to the paper.

 

She will always be remembered for her kindness and strength, her love of her family and traditions, she was a Christian and I pray she is in heaven in a new body with her family sharing a glass of the best iced tea I ever had.

 

A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, March 15, 2024, at Roselawn Memorial Park in Denton, Texas.

 

Eleanor is survived by her husband Chuck Roedema, her daughter Catherine White, her son-in-law Robert Wunderlich and her sister Toni Roman.