Rodney DeKing

Rodney W. "Rod" DeKing, 59, of Arrowhead Lane in Liverpool, died peacefully Thursday at Crouse Hospital with his loving family by his side. Rod was a native of Fulton and had resided in Liverpool for the past 47 years. He was the son of the late Floyd and Beatrice DeKing.
Rod was a 1967 graduate of Liverpool High School. He retired in 2004 after 34 years as an electrician for New Process Gear Corporation in East Syracuse. He was a member of the Central NY Mopar Association and attended Christ the King Church in Bayberry.
Surviving are his wife of 39 years the former JoAnn Bottorff; his two daughters: Julie DeKing of Cicero and Michelle David Taylor of Clay; his son: Jeffrey Jennifer DeKing of Amherst; three sisters: Edwina Matharu of CA, Corinne Boyer of TX, Cynthia DeKing of Phoenix; a brother: Roger DeKing of Baldwinsville; his loving granddaughters, Cassidy & Emmersyn; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 1-4pm Sunday at Krueger Funeral Home, 2619 Brewerton Road, Mattydale. Prayer will begin Monday, 9:15am at the funeral home followed by a 10am Mass in Assumption Church in Syracuse. Burial will be in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Liverpool. Contributions in Rod's name may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons Street Box 7, East Syracuse NY 13057.