Rodney Wickman
Rodney Wickman
FELCH — Rodney Rueben Wickman, 80, of Felch, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson from complications of Parkinson’s disease and cancer.
He was born June 23, 1945, to Rueben and Helen (Hamari) Wickman. He attended Breitung Township Schools and graduated with the Class of 1963 at Kingsford High School. Rod spent 26 years in the printing industry working at Norway Gravure and Multi Color in Cincinnati, Ohio and Scottsburg, Ind.
On Dec. 15, 1995, he was married to Joan Pedrotti. He was Joan’s partner in the Corner House Restaurant in Norway for 11 years and spent 15 years self-employed doing home improvements.
Rod loved the outdoors, whether fishing at Huron Bay with his Norway buddies, camping, riding his motorcycle, and riding his ATV or side by side. He loved camp hopping at the Johnsonville camps or visiting his uncles, aunts and cousins at the Skunk Creek camps where he hunted deer for several years. He enjoyed the company of his neighbors on Norway Lake and was always willing to lend a hand when something had to be done. He liked computers and speaking to people all over the world on his sideband radio with his CB handle as “Ramjet.”
Rod is survived by his wife of 29 years, Joan Wickman; daughter Jennifer Cescolini; three stepchildren, Alan Pedrotti, Tom Pedrotti, and Sally (Dean) Gazza; three siblings, John (Jodi) Wickman, Darryl (Molly) Wickman and Corrine (Jim) Thompson; grandchildren Mark, Arika, Joseph, Justin, Troy, Nick, Dante and Giovanni; great-grandson Nash; uncle Donald Hamari; aunt Garon Hamari; dog Benny; and many other family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Keith Wickman and Billy Jones; grandson Jacob; daughter-in-law Debbie; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
A public Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. Burial will be in the Quinnesec Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Rod’s name to the Dickinson County Cancer Closet or to research for Parkinson’s Disease.
Condolences may be expressed to the family of Rodney R. Wickman online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com.
The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home with the arrangements.
