Rodney Gene Custer's Obituary
Rodney (Rod) Gene Custer (83), of Heathsville, VA, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, March 20th in Leesburg, VA He is survived by his wife, Sara (Sally) Custer; his children, Christine Parmeter (Paul) and David Custer (Theresa). He is reunited with his son, Stephen Custer (Yvonne) his mother, Mary Custer, his father, David Custer and his brother, David Custer. He is survived by his brother, Jeffrey and his sister, Jackie. Rod is also survived by his ten grandchildren: Caroline, Sarah, Wes, Nick, Kevin, Stephen, Brandy, Cierra, Kenny and Heather, as well as ten great-grandchildren.
Rod was born on June 7, 1937 and grew up in Dunlo, Pennsylvania where he met his wife, Sally. He joined the US Marine Corp in 1955 and spent three years in the Corp. He left to marry Sally on August 19, 1958 and moved shortly thereafter to the Northern Virginia area to work and raise their family. Rod was a printer by trade working for government services. He retired in 1992 and moved to Heathsville, VA. where he and Sally built a beautiful home on the Chesapeake Bay.
Rod loved living on the water. He enjoyed boating, cruising, attending auctions, driving his four-wheeler and watching movies to all hours of the night. He never quite shook off the “night shift” hours he worked for so long. He loved to buy cars at auction and would get a new vanity plate every time his bid won: “My Bid 1, My Bid 2, Last Bid.” He absolutely loved ice cream, Mountain Dew, pistachio nuts, crabs and oysters! Bandit was his canine partner in crime for many years living down at the shore. They spent good times together.
Rod liked to say that SO (sew) was what you do with a needle and some thread, and WELL was a hole in the ground that sometimes ran dry. He had a dry sense of humor and a grumpy demeanor, but he was also extremely tenderhearted and that’s what everyone loved about him. Whenever asked where he was going, Rod would say, “I’m going to Pittsburgh!” This is just something he said when he wasn’t really going anywhere. If you don’t see him when you get to Heaven, he’s probably in Pittsburgh. Rest in Peace, Dad/Rod.
Please do not send flowers. Instead, consider making a memorial donation in Rodney Custer’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association by following this link. https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=47784&mfc_pref=T&47784.donation=form1&32112.donation=&_ga=2.209010962.1868823834.1616442741-1040355909.1616442741
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