Rodger D. Smedley

May 8, 1951 - March 4, 2022

Rodger Dale Smedley, 70, of Bradley, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center following a long illness. He was born on May 8, 1951 in Kankakee, the son of Curtis and Fredia Janice (Rivers) Smedley. On August 22, 1969 he married Shelba D. Howard in Kankakee. Rodger managed and maintained many rental properties over the years. He loved to ride his bicycle and take walks. Rodger was an avid antique clock collector and enjoyed repairing them. He loved to take things apart and put them back together to learn how they worked. He was a computer wizard and spent many hours tinkering on the computer. Rodger is survived by his children; Shelia (Allen) Mailloux of St. Anne, Sherry (Dennis) Goad of Kankakee, and Malicia Deneau of Agoura Hills, CA; a sister, Fonda Milaneses of Kankakee; a brother, Rodney Smedley of West Chicago; grandchildren, Brandy (Stephen) Mailloux-Pepin, Jacob (Heather) Mailloux, Jamie (Misty) Salm, Tonya (Brian) Gibson, Allie Mailloux and her fiancé Joseph Muncy, Nicole Deneau, and Matthew Deneau; great grandchildren, Jessy, Dylan, Katy, Stephen, Kylie, and Kaitlyn; great-great grandchildren, Bailee and Bryson; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his wife, Shelba Smedley; a daughter, Sandra Sue Smedley; and his parents. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 10, 2022 from 10am until the funeral service at 12:30pm at Jensen Funeral Home with Deacon Pat Skelly officiating. Burial will follow at Kankakee Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the wishes of the family.