COLUMBIA CITY – Rhonda Lori King, 57, of Columbia City, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, at her mother's home.
Born Dec. 9, 1961, in Redondo Beach, Calif., she was the daughter of Nicholas and Muriel Fearn Konoloff.
She grew up in the Orange County area until her parents moved to Oregon while she was attending Pacifica High School. She enjoyed going to the beach, being with friends and visiting Knott's Berry Farm and Disney Land. At the age of 18, she traveled to Indiana and settled in Whitley County. On Nov. 29, 1981, she married Roderick "Rod" King in Columbia City by the Rev. Graham L. Kleespie. She was a farmer for over 30 years, on the ASCS County Comity and had been a caregiver for numerous years along with being a CNA at Lake City Place in Warsaw.
Survivors include her son, Roderick King, of Columbia City; mother, Muriel Konoloff, of Columbia City; sisters, Kathy Konoloff, of St. Charles, Mo.; Sue Throckmorton, of Virginia; and Becky Saddler, of North Carolina; brother Charles Konoloff, of California; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father; husband, Rod King in 2014; brother, Nicholas Konoloff; and stepson, Gary King.
A gathering of family and friends will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with her grandson-in-law, Rick Addair, officiating. A private burial will be held at South Park Annex, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband.
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Memorials to the Parkinson's Foundation.
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