Richard J. Wilford (1934-2022)

WILFORD, PEASE, JOFFE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/17/2022 at 09:13:02

RICHARD J. "DICK" WILFORD Cedar Rapids
Richard J. "Dick" Wilford, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022. A private family graveside service will take place at the Linwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Cedar Rapids. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family. Dick was born Aug. 29, 1934, in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Harry James and Dorothy Lillian (Pease) Wilford. He graduated from Wilson High School, Class of 1952. Dick served in the U.S. Navy on the USS NavRecSta Nova during the Korean conflict. He married Charlotte Joffe on April 19, 1956, in King, Ga. Dick worked as a water well pump specialist for Cedar Rapids Pump, Iowa Pipe & Supply, and then owned and operated Wilford's Water & Well until his retirement in 2015. He was a member of the Iowa Water Well Association. Dick loved fishing. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be missed by those who love him. Survivors include his children, Ken (Karen) Wilford of Cedar Rapids and Richard A. Wilford of Chicago, Ill.; grandchildren, Kraig (Heather) Wilford, Kevin (Deann) Wilford and Kory (Tori) Wilford; great-grandchildren, Gabby, Aurora, Ella, Braxton, Kynleigh, Levi, Konnor, Leo and Kai; and brother, William (Donna) Wilford of Swisher, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Dorothy Wilford; wife, Charlotte Wilford, in 2018; and sister, Beverly Wilford. Memorials may be directed to the family, the American Diabetes Association or the Meth-Wick Endowment Fund. The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the staff at the Meth-Wick Community for their loving care of Richard. Please share a memory of Dick at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Published by The Gazette on Mar. 17, 2022.