RICHARDSON, Raymond J. 1913-1974

RICHARDSON, WEAKLAND, OTT, ROSS, GANSEN

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 9/21/2013 at 03:06:24

[Waterloo Courier, Tuesday, October 15, 1974]

Funeral services for Raymond J. Richardson, 61, of 2186 Lafayette St. will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Johns Catholic Church.

He was fatally injured in an accident at the Rath Packing Co. Monday.

Friends may call at the Oppold Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Tuesday. There will be an 8 p.m. rosary at the funeral home and an 8:15 p.m. scripture service Wednesday.

Mr. Richardson was born July 17, 1913, at Elma, the son of James and Amanda Weakland Richardson. He married Alvera Ott Sept. 22, 1948, in Waterloo. He served in World War II from 1942 to 1946 in Europe.

Survivors are, his wife, two daughters, Donna, at home, and Mrs. Barry Ross, 1025 Logan Ave.; two brothers, Art Richardson of Cresco and Charles Richardson of Riceville; and a sister, Mrs. W. L. Gansen of Lime Springs.

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[Waterloo Courier, Tuesday, October 15, 1974, Waterloo, Iowa]

Man Killed in Accident at Rath's

An accident Monday afternoon at the Rath Packing Company resulted in the death of Raymond J. Richardson, 61, of 2186 Lafayette St.

Officials at Rath said Richardson died of injuries received when he was crushed by a fork lift truck during loading operations at the dock of Rath where he was employed. The accident occurred about 2:15 p.m. Dr. Paul O'Keefe, county medical examiner, said Richardson died of massive crushing injuries to his chest and abdomen.

He was operator of the fork lift and was putting a load of meat into a semi-trailer truck at the dock when the lift truck apparently tipped on him, and an estimated 3,500 pounds of meat as well as the fork lift crushed him, the medical examiner said.

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[Waterloo Courier, Wednesday, October 16, 1974, Waterloo, Iowa]

Services for Raymond J. Richardson, 61, of 2186 Lafayette St. will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. There will be an 8:15 p.m. scripture service Wednesday at Oppold Funeral Home. Military rites will be performed at the cemetery by the Amvets.