CHEMED CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

May 18, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROTO-ROOTER INC (che)
CIK: 0000019584
Period of Report: 2004-05-17

Reporting Person: HUTTON EDWARD L (Director, chairman of the board)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-05-17	capital stock	A	200	$44.72	Acquired	46450	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
capital stock	7332	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: award of unrestricted stock