Theodore 'Ted' Frederick Rodinsky

Theodore Frederick Rodinsky died on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. He was 81. Visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 27, from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 28 from 12 noon-1 p.m. at the Bella Vista Baptist Church in Bella Vista, Ark. The memorial service will take place on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 1 p.m. at the Bella Vista Baptist Church. Interment will take place at the Pineville Cemetery in Pineville, Mo., following the memorial service, and the reception will take place at the Bella Vista Baptist Church following interment. Ted was born on July 13, 1932, in Detroit, Mich., to Frederick and Josephine (Kirshner) Rodinsky. Ted served in the U.S. Navy in the Korean Conflict and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism on the GI Bill. He later earned a master's degree in advertising before working for Meyerhoff Advertising, in Chicago, Ill. He later worked as a private investigator for Lakeshore Investigation Services, in Detroit, Mich., as well as other International Child Find services. He retired in Pea Ridge Arkansas in 1982 and married Wanda Triplett-Langner, in 1986. He began working for Sam's Club in 1999, and worked for Wal-Mart in various positions before making many lasting friends at the Wal-Mart in Jane, Mo. Ted was a longtime member of the Bella Vista Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Rodinsky; his children, Jonathan Langner of Fayetteville, Ark., and Katherine Langner of Bella Vista, Ark.; his grandchildren, Olivia Langner of Jonesboro, Ark., Yanda Vestewig of Fayetteville, Ark., Elise Langner of Fayetteville, Ark., Josephine Langner of Bella Vista, Ark., and Sarah Langner of Bella Vista, Ark. He will be dearly missed. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd, Bella Vista, Ark. On-line condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.