Stephen Rex Rodeback, 77, passed peacefully in his home on October 5, 2021 after a 3-year battle with cancer. He spent his final days surrounded by close family and friends.

Stephen was born June 3, 1944 to Rexal Francis Rodeback and Evelyn June Wright in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the 4th of 9 children and spent his early years in Centerville, Utah before moving to Moses Lake, Washington where his parents began farming, a trade he vowed to never continue.

He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a full-time missionary in the Great Lakes Mission, Illinois from 1963 to 1965. Following his mission, he served in the Army Reserve and following obtained an associate's degree from LDS Business College.

Stephen met and married Shauna K. Thomas (now Zwahlen) in 1967 and started his family. Together they had 3 daughters—Tiffany, Vanessa, and Heidi.

He pursued his love of trains into a career with the Union Pacific Railroad that lasted over 36 years and included transfers to Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. It was in Louisiana that he met June Dauzat and the two were married 1993. Upon his retirement, Stephen moved back to Utah where he spent the remainder of his life and began a second and more loved career driving a school bus for the Alpine School District for 13 years.

His greatest joy was spending time with family and friends, playing cards, frying turkeys, laughing, and just being together with those he loved. Many weekends were spent off-roading in his ATV, a hobby he shared with June, his puppies Sampson and Drew, and a dear group of friends.

Stephen is survived by his beloved "bride", June; his 3 daughters, Tiffany Nelson, Vanessa (Tony) Zito, Heidi (Eric) Carver; stepchildren, Christopher (Tricia) Cornwell, Sandra (Leonard) Lemoine; 11 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; and siblings, Rondald (Gelene) Rodeback, June (Earl) Halvas, Gerald (Renee) Rodeback, Keith (Melodie) Rodeback, Sally (Steven) Francom, Eileen (Don) Rooks, and Peter (Jill) Rodeback. He is preceeded in death by his father, mother, and brother, Dean Rodeback.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021at 11 am at the Sunrise Meadows 3rd Ward located at 947 Jack Rabbit Run, Saratoga Springs, UT. Family Viewing from 9:00 – 9:30 am, All are welcome at 9:30. Grave-side service will be Immediately following funeral services at Elysian Burial Gardens, 1075 E. 4500 S. SLC, UT.

"I can't wait to meet the dinosaurs."
~Stephen-At time of diagnosis.

For the live stream of the funeral service go to the Wing Mortuary Facebook page.  When the service starts that is when it will be on our Facebook.

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