Rodger Lewis Brubaker Obituary (1952

Rodger Lewis Brubaker, 55, of Poulsbo died Sept. 12, 2007, in Seattle. He was born July 13, 1952, in Lebanon, PA to Lloyd and Dorothy (Kreider) Brubaker. He graduated in 1970 from Palmyra High School in Palmyra, Pa. He married Becky Wright in Las Vegas on Sept. 12, 2006. Rodger served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1976. He was an officer with the Poulsbo Police Department retiring July 31, 2005, and worked as a long-haul truck driver. Mr. Brubaker enjoyed fishing, outdoor activities, trying to grow a goatee, spending time with his family, having coffee with friends at the Mucky Duck and eating onion rings at Burger King with the guys. He was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd H. Brubaker. Rodger is survived by his mother, Dorothy Brubaker of Pennsylvania; sons, Michael Dutton (Alicia Erickson) and Jessie Dutton, both of Poulsbo; daughter, Cassandra and Steven Saunders of North Las Vegas; brother, Gene Brubaker of Pennsylvania; sister, Larene Brubaker of Florida; granddaughter, Ivy Saunders; and the "Brotherhood" of the Poulsbo Police Department, Kitsap County Sheriff's Department and Washington State Patrol; and his longtime friend, Kenneth Knobel. With special thanks to Bob and Heather, Shawn, Dan and Andy. His final resting place will be the Indian Town Gap National Cemetery in Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made at any Anchor Bank in the name of Officer Rodger Brubaker; (800) 562-9744.