Rhoda Elaine Pierce Goats Schuster, 67, of Queen Creek, AZ passed away on December 25, 2016 in Mesa, AZ. Mrs. Schuster, a retired technician, was born in Mesa, AZ on June 28, 1949 to Eulis and Alma Pierce.

Rhoda is survived by her husband, Melvin Dean Schuster; her daughters, Rose Schuster Velasquez and Dennisa Porter Goats; her son, Rodney Wayne Goats; her sisters, Janet Clark, Mona Baird and Karen Pierce; her brother Stan Pierce; her grandchildren, Nicholas, Jordan and Sara Goats, and Kathryn, Alexandra and Derrick Velasquez; and her great-grandchild, Brycen Dallon.

There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date. Family requests memorials be sent to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, www.lls.org. San Tan Mountain View Funeral Home is handing the arrangements.