Roberta Joan "Bobbie" Rodriguez, daughter of French Harry "Toby" and Maymie Ardella (Shehan) Lewis, was born on September 11, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska. She passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha at the age of 72 years, 5 months, 19 days.

Bobbie and her family moved from Omaha to Bedford, Iowa, at the age of two. She attended the Bedford Community Schools, graduating from Bedford High School with the Class of 1961. After graduating from Bedford, Bobbie moved to Shenandoah, Iowa, where she met her husband, William G. Rodriguez. They were united in marriage on November 5, 1961 in Red Oak, Iowa. To this union, three children, Karen, Sandra and Terry were born. They resided in Red Oak, following their marriage. Bobbie also lived on a farm outside of Essex, Iowa before moving back to Shenandoah, where she lived until her passing.

Through the years, Bobbie worked in many of the nurseries in the Shenandoah area. Lake Nursery was her last place of employment, working there for 20 years, off and on. Bobbie enjoyed being an assistant Girl Scout Troop Leader in Shenandoah.

A very family oriented person, her family was her life til her very last day. Bobbie was a very loving and caring person who loved spending time with her grandchildren, great grandchildren, as well as several adopted grandchildren. Bobbie had a very large heart with a lot of love for everyone. She would drop whatever she was doing to help her family at any time, day or night. She also enjoyed working on cars and fishing as well as camping at Pioneer Park. Always an entertainer, Bobbie knew how to make people laugh. A fan of Soaps, she loved "One Life To Live", "General Hospital" and "The Young And The Restless".

Preceding her in death were her parents; father of her three children, William Rodriguez; granddaughters, Tabitha and Shyla Rodriguez; sister, Nancy Terrones; and brother, John Lewis. Survivors include her three children, Karen Rodriguez and Jack Williams of Shenandoah, Sandra Adams of Panama City, FL, and Terry Rodriguez and his wife Julie of Shenandoah; three granddaughters, Amber Rodriguez and husband John of Panama City, FL; Nina Embree and husband Travis of Emerson, IA, Serita Rodriguez and husband Nathan Swaink of Shenandoah, IA; 10 great grandchildren, Frankie, Christopher, Tristen, Seth, Peyton, Jackson, Maygen, Olivia, Jesi and Reese; sister, Linda Gonzales of Shenandoah; three nieces, Sherry Shaw and husband John of Essex, IA, Christine Deardorff of Essex, and Candice Engstrand and husband Randy of Braddyville, IA; nephew, Adam Gonzales of Shenandoah; along with many other relatives and friends.

Bobbie was an amazing woman. She was a good mom and wonderful grandmother, whose heart was full of love for her children and grand babies, as well as the rest of her family. She was very proud of her children and all of her grandchildren. Bobbie was a very helpful loving person, she would do anything for her family and not complain. She always made sure that everyone was taken care of before herself, she was the most selfless person you would meet. She was always a peacemaker and saw the silver lining at the end of the tunnel, even if the tunnel was LONG! Her love for her family was amazing and unconditional. All she wanted in her life was her family to be happy, healthy and loving to one another.