Roderick McKeag, 71, Lordsburg, NM

Roderick J. McKeag, 71, of Lordsburg, N.M. died Dec. 15, 2007, at the hospital in Las Cruces, N.M. Roderick was born on September 6, 1936 in Northfield, to Arthur and Lillian (Kobs) McKeag. He is survived by three brothers, his three biological children and seven adopted children as well as 15 grandchildren.

Roderick taught for 27 years at the Fergus Falls Community College. He went on to get his doctor of medicine degree in St. Lucia, West Indies, and did a residency in Warez, Mexico.

A memorial will be held in the spring in Minnesota.