Writer Valerie Zehl puts in a lot of effort to write tributes to local residents. She interviewed Rhoda in 2013 for an article, then fleshed out so much more information to write a tribute to her in the Binghamton Press-Connects which was published on September 25.

Here is the article “Woman was author, Pulitzer nominee — and Dog Lover”.

Note: The newspaper is behind a paywall so if you can’t see the article, here’s a copy we created: http://rhodalerman.com/binghamton-press-connects-article/

We (Rhoda’s family) are very sad to share the news that this extraordinary woman passed away at home on August 30, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. True to her nature, she told us, “I can’t wait to see what’s on the other side”. We know she departed among a parade of dogs and others she loved who preceded her.

Rhoda’s dazzling legacy will live on. She died knowing that the book, The Fourth Reich, that she had researched and written over the past 10 years is currently being edited and should be ready to be published soon. A number of her earlier books are targeted for re-publication. And in addition to those, three of her books: Eleanor, In the Company of Newfies and Elsa Was Born A Dog, I Was Born A Human…Things Have Changed are all available through this website.

We were proud to see a wonderful obituary in the New York Times. Here is a link to that.

There is also a lovely obituary in the Syracuse Post Standard,written by Rhoda’s husband, Bob Lerman.

We have been digging through photos of Rhoda throughout her life and posting them in an album on Facebook which is public.

A second set of photos are in another album on Facebook called “More Rhoda Pics“. It is also public.

Also, check the Photos page on this site for some of her author photos.

We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love for Rhoda from the Newfoundland dog community as well as the literary community.

We will continue to post news about Rhoda’s work here.