Roland J. “Rolly” McFadden, 63, rural Claypool, passed away after a farming accident on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at his residence. 

Roland was born on July 3, 1960, in Rochester to the late Dr. Orville L. and Vanoma I. “Judy” (Sprague) McFadden. On Sept. 17, 1988, at the farm, he married Pamela S. Hampshire. She survives.

Roland J. ‘Rolly’ McFadden

Roland was a 1978 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School. He was a farmer and a handyman. He raised beef cattle and hogs and made lots of hay. In earlier years, he worked for Dick Webb and farmed for McSherry Farms.

He had most recently been commercial maintenance manager for Cardinal Services of Warsaw, where he had worked for 24 years.

Roland served the community for more than 35 years with the Burket Fire Department, where he was a former assistant fire chief. He also served as Seward Township trustee in the past. Roland was a longtime member of the Mentone Masonic Lodge No. 576, where he was past master, as well as the Scottish Rite and the Mizpah Shrine.

He was a former member of the Talma Lions Club. Roland was a lifetime member of the NRA and Scoutmaster for more than 10 years. He enjoyed coaching with the Mentone Youth League, especially T-ball.

His tractor of choice was International, and he enjoyed riding his yellow Harley-Davidson Road King. Most of all, his family was his life.

Roland is survived by his wife, Pam McFadden, Claypool; children Beth and husband Chris Miller, Fulton, Nathan and wife Erica McFadden, Warsaw, and Devin and wife Haley McFadden, Warsaw; grandchildren Taylor, Caitlynn, Sammie, Jonathon, RJ and Ryker; great-granddaughter Rosalee; brother James and wife Debra McFadden, Mentone; sisters Deneice Childers, Florida, and Karen and husband Roy Dishong, Huntington; and nieces Rebekah, Megan and Jenna.

Roland was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Dean McFadden (1983); and brothers-in-law Keith Childers and Tony Hampshire of Louisiana (2023). 

The funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone. The interment will take place in the Mentone Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with a fireman’s service at 7 p.m. 

Contributions may be made in his memory to Echoes of the Past, the Fulton County Animal Adoption and Education Center or the Burket Fire Department.

Family and friends may share a memory or send a condolence at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com.