Richard E. Williams 1920-2002

WILLIAMS, BOARDMAN, MCGEOUGH, MILLER, GANRUDE, HENDERSON, PALMER

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Date: 5/9/2004 at 02:49:45

Richard "Dick" E. Williams

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Osage, for Richard "Dick" E. Williams, age 81, of
Osage. Rev. Philip Recker will officiate and interment will be in the Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Osage. He died Sunday, March 3, 2002 at Osage Rehabilitation
and Health Care Center, Osage.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Visitation Tuesday
afternoon from 4 to 8 p.m. with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 6:30 p.m.
and Scripture Service at 7 p.m.

Dick was born June 25, 1920 in Harpers Ferry, Iowa the son of Burt and
Florence (Boardman) Williams. On Aug. 8, 1944 he was united in marriage
to Gertrude McGeough at Cherry Mound St. Pius Catholic Church in Allamakee
County, IA. In 1945 they moved to Osage where he was employed with Penney
Brothers Tire and Auto Parts until 1964 when he opened Dick’s Royal Tire
and Supply. In 1975 he sold his business and worked for Sieg Auto Parts and
Car Quest until he retired in 1995.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus,
Osage.

Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Jim and Carl; and two
sisters, Erma and Effie.

Left to cherish his memory are his spouse, Gertrude of Osage; two daughters,
Jane Miller and husband Roy, of Osage and Megg Ganrude and husband Craig of
Byron, MN; five grandchildren, Mindy Henderson and husband Jim, Mike Miller
and wife Dawn, Marty Miller and wife Angie, Nicole Ganrude and Makenzee
Ganrude; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Delora Palmer and husband Stan
of Harpers Ferry as well as other relatives and friends.
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-source: Mar. 6, 2002; Mitchell County Press
-transcribed by Kermit Kittleson for the Mitchell co. IAGenWeb & posted to Allamakee co. Obits with his permission