Richard L. Lamere
July 4, 1926 — October 12, 2011
Richard L. LaMere, 85, a resident of Summit Pointe Senior Living Community, Marion, died Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Services: 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 14, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, with military honors. The family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. to service time on Friday. Private Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Richard was born July 4, 1926, the son of Lawrence and Minnie (Oestriech) LaMere in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He married Evelyn Darlene Ritter on December 11, 1948 in Marion. Richard served in the Pacific Theater in the U.S. Navy during WW II.. He worked as a Millwright at Penick & Ford for 37 years. He attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion; loved racing and was an avid NASCAR fan; and enjoyed wood working.
He is survived by his children , Jackie (Darwin) Hopper of Springville, a son Ray (Mary) LaMere of Anamosa and Donna (Steve) Forde of Marion; 2 sisters, Lois Redmond and Eleanor Spinsky, both of Racine, Wisconsin, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; an infant daughter, Janice; a brother, Reginald LaMere; and 2 sisters, Elaine David and Louise Azarian.
Richard was born July 4, 1926, the son of Lawrence and Minnie (Oestriech) LaMere in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He married Evelyn Darlene Ritter on December 11, 1948 in Marion. Richard served in the Pacific Theater in the U.S. Navy during WW II.. He worked as a Millwright at Penick & Ford for 37 years. He attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion; loved racing and was an avid NASCAR fan; and enjoyed wood working.
He is survived by his children , Jackie (Darwin) Hopper of Springville, a son Ray (Mary) LaMere of Anamosa and Donna (Steve) Forde of Marion; 2 sisters, Lois Redmond and Eleanor Spinsky, both of Racine, Wisconsin, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; an infant daughter, Janice; a brother, Reginald LaMere; and 2 sisters, Elaine David and Louise Azarian.
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