Rod Dean Kampman

Rodney Dean "Rod" Kampman, 69, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in McAllen, Texas.  He was born July 4, 1952 in Manchester, Iowa, the son of Albert "Bert" Kampman, Jr. and Mary Fisher Kampman.  Rod was a graduate of Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa.  He married Judy Smith Olsson on November 28, 1980 in Des Moines, Iowa.  Rod was in law enforcement for several years and worked with Iowa county and state corrections facilities.  He later was involved in several small business ventures and was in restaurant management for several years.  Rod retired in 2020 from his position as Executive Director of the Riverview Conference Center in Cedar Falls, where he became involved with the gospel music industry.  He enjoyed meeting people and making friends, camping, traveling, southern gospel cruises, serving his Bethany family, and the Bibleville Conference Grounds in Alamo, Texas.  It was a special day when Rod accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior on May 7, 1965.  He was in fellowship with Bethany Bible Chapel in Cedar Falls.

Rod is survived by his wife, Judy Kampman, of Cedar Falls; his children, Justin (Lisa) Kampman of Newton, Iowa, Monica Garcia of Underwood, Iowa and Penni Kampman of Waterloo, Iowa; six grandchildren, Gavin, Journey, Mariah, Sylvan, Brooke & Allyson; one great grandchild; his sister, Rhonda DeBuhr, of Cedar Falls;  several nieces & nephews, Clint (Lisa) DeBuhr, John (Beth) Orr, Julie (David) Harbaugh, Becky (Butch) Peyton, Tara Kampman, Ashley Fenner; many great nieces & nephews, and the extended Deutsch family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Sharon Kampman and Sheryl (Dan) Mehlhorn; a sister-in-law, Nancy (Richard) Orr; a nephew, Clay DeBuhr; a niece, Cindy Orr, and several aunts & uncles.

Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Bethany Bible Chapel in Cedar Falls.  The service will be livestreamed at www.bethanybiblechapel.org.  Visitation will be Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. until service time.  Rather than flowers, memorials should be directed to Bethany Bible Chapel or the family for gospel artist support.  For more information, contact Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, www.DahlFuneralHome.com.