Valeska June Rodman

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Valeska June Rodman passed away on Wednesday, the 26th of November 2025 in Brownsville, Texas. She was 94 years of age. Born in Sparta, Illinois, she was the ninth of 10 children born to the late Thomas Underwood Dudley Rodman and Violet Valeska Rodman.

The family later moved to Salem, Illinois, where Valeska graduated from high school. During high school, she worked at a soda fountain in the local drug store and learned the great life lesson that you NEVER EVER scoop ice with a glass.

In the 1950’s, her parents retired to Brownsville, Texas and she soon followed. Valeska worked for a gas company and an insurance company prior to working for El Centro Grocery. She retired from the grocery store as office manager and head bookkeeper. She loved her years working for the store and the many people she met and those who became friends

Valeska’s lifelong companion, James Schreiber, preceded her in death. Valeska was a wonderful loving aunt to 29 nieces and nephews, six of whom preceded her in death. She also loved the many members of the Schreiber family that treated her with love and kindness.

Valeska had a great sense of humor and loved sharing family stories. She enjoyed traveling, visiting family, reading, going to the beach and working the daily paper’s crossword puzzle.

Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, the 13th of December 2025 between the hours of two o'clock and five o'clock in the afternoon, with a Celebration of Life service to begin at three o'clock Saturday afternoon within the West Chapel of Darling-Mouser Funeral Home.

The family will gather at a later date for inurnment within the Oak Grove Cemetery in Pinckneyville, Illinois, where Valeska will be laid to rest beside her parents.

In lieu of floral arrangements and customary remembrances, contributions in memory of Valeska may be directed to the Gladys Porter Zoo (www.gpz.org) or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org/donate).

Memories of Vasleka may be shared at www.darlingmouser.com.

Personalized funeral arrangements directed by Steven R. Hieu Bailey, CFSP and Staff have been entrusted to the care of Darling-Mouser Funeral Home at 945 Palm Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas 78520, (956) 546-7111.