Rhoda Bailey

Our dear mother Rhoda Pearl (Riley) Bailey sadly passed away on January 20th, 2025 at the age of 78.

She was born February 5th, 1946. She was married 60 years to her best friend and loving husband, Franklin “Paul” Bailey of Geneva.

Rhoda was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother who was always there when needed the most; offering her support, wisdom, and love in abundance. Her life was a blessing and her memory a treasure. She was loved beyond words and will be missed beyond measure.

Rhoda loved mowing her lawn and always had the best lawns in town. She also loved thrift shopping and cooking for her family. She cared daily for her dear daughter, Peggy Sue, whom she fondly called “her angel and sweetheart.” She loved being surrounded by her family and adored all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. They were all a special light in her life.

She is survived by her four children, Paula (Bill) Bowman, Frank (Sharon) Bailey, Jr.,

Melissa (Miles) Black and Peggy Sue Bailey; eleven grandchildren, Ryan (Heather) Hays,  William (April) Bowman, Dalton Bowman, Leanna Bailey, Janie Bailey (Jimmy Keller), Katie Bailey (Alex St.Germain), Kaci Hyde, Kortni (Tyler) McConnell, Seth Black, Kylie Hyde (Dave Hinds) and Kaela (William) Blum; twelve great grandchildren, Carmen Bowman, Skylar Bowman and Trapper Bowman, Kaidence Hays, Jackson Dwyer,  Amelia and Safia Keller,  Nolan Blum, Logan Blum, Emerlynn Blum, Brooklynn Blum and Thomas Hinds and a precious baby girl on the way; two sisters, Linda Piatt and Pam Riley; two sisters-in-law, Flavia Beil and Edna Bailey and a very special aunt that she adored and was named after, Rhoda (Pearl) Schneider. She also has several nieces and nephews that she loved very much.

Rhoda was preceded in death by her parents, John and Margaret “Peg” Riley and a nephew, Johnny Piatt.

Services for immediate family members will be held at Dickson Funeral Home and Crematory, Conneaut Lake, PA.

There will be a celebration of life and burial services to be determined at a later date in the spring for all whom Rhoda loved and loved her.

Please sign Rhoda’s online guestbook at www.hatheway-tedesco.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Dickson Funeral Home and Crematory, 130 N. 2nd St., Conneaut Lake, PA 16316, Rocco R. Tedesco III, Supervisor.