RAPID CITY--Joseph Wilbur Rodman, 90, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Westhills Village Retirement Community in Rapid City on February 25, 2010. Joe was born on the family farm at Hitchcock, South Dakota, on November 9, 1919, to Joseph Wright and Blanche (Rawstern) Rodman. Joe graduated from Wolsey High School in 1937, after which he worked for a lumber company and bulk oil delivery company in Wolsey. In 1941, Joe was united in marriage to Eileen Keelin, a union spanning 41 years at the time of Eileens death in 1982. Joe served in the United States Medical Corps at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Arkansas during 1941-42. After his discharge, Joe began working for Nash Finch in Huron and later in Watertown. He continued is career at the Safeway store in Lead-Deadwood from 1948-1960, and at the Safeway store in Rapid City from 1960-86. Joe loved sports and enjoyed watching his teams and spending time with friends and family. Joe was preceded in death by his wife Eileen; parents, Joseph and Blanche Rodman; two sisters, Elva Clark and Thelma Olsen; and one brother, Duane Rodman. Joe is survived by two sisters, Gladys Baker, of Merced, California and Velma Carlson, of Sioux Falls; a sister-in-law, Marlene Rodman, of Olathe, Kansas and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, on Monday, March 1, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home,2700 Jackson Blvd. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM , on Tuesday, March 2, at the First Presbyterian Church, 710 Kansas City St., in Rapid City, with Rev. Robert Evans officiating. Interment, with military honors provided by Rushmore VFW Post 1273 and the South Dakota National Guard, will follow at the Black Hills National Cemetery.