Richard J. Halvorsen
July 12, 1930 — June 23, 2015
Richard J. "Dick" Halvorsen, 84, a resident of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL and Marion, IA, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. Richard was born in Chicago, IL, to Ralph H. and Helen V. (nee Melloy) Halvorsen on July 12, 1930. He was a veteran of the Korean War, and had a long career as an executive for Chicago Nameplate and U.S. Nameplate in Mt. Vernon, IA.
Dick's passions included a love of horses, which he passed along to his children. Dick also enjoyed working with his hands, whether it be construction, electrical, welding or refurbishing lawnmowers; and he loved showing and teaching his children how to fix everything. One could also count on Dick to offer a helping hand.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marilyn (nee Futter) and their eleven children, Timothy (Anne), Sharon (John Clouse), Holly (John Falotico), Keith, Linda (Craig Umans), Douglas (Anne Jeannette), Maureen (Allan Lefebure), Sheila (Robert Grasso), Patrick (Beth), Janice, Kathleen (James Enstrom). He is the loving grandfather of 22 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his aforementioned parents; his brothers, Donald R., Ralph H. Jr.; and four infant children, Richard, Marilyn, Christopher, and Joan.
A visitation will be held at Murdoch Funeral Home, 3855 Katz Drive, Marion, IA, on Thursday, June 25, from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
A burial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Illinois at http://www.illinois.jdrf.org or The Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society at http://www.chromosome18.org .
Dick's passions included a love of horses, which he passed along to his children. Dick also enjoyed working with his hands, whether it be construction, electrical, welding or refurbishing lawnmowers; and he loved showing and teaching his children how to fix everything. One could also count on Dick to offer a helping hand.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marilyn (nee Futter) and their eleven children, Timothy (Anne), Sharon (John Clouse), Holly (John Falotico), Keith, Linda (Craig Umans), Douglas (Anne Jeannette), Maureen (Allan Lefebure), Sheila (Robert Grasso), Patrick (Beth), Janice, Kathleen (James Enstrom). He is the loving grandfather of 22 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his aforementioned parents; his brothers, Donald R., Ralph H. Jr.; and four infant children, Richard, Marilyn, Christopher, and Joan.
A visitation will be held at Murdoch Funeral Home, 3855 Katz Drive, Marion, IA, on Thursday, June 25, from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
A burial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Illinois at http://www.illinois.jdrf.org or The Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society at http://www.chromosome18.org .
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