Richard Oppelt

OPPELT, VAN HORN, ORNE, CHATHAM, FOSTER, TEMPLE, BABCOCK, GORDON, MCCRAY

Posted By: Ann H. (email)
Date: 10/4/2008 at 10:32:43

RICHARD OPPELT

Richard D. Oppelt, 66, died suddenly Saturday, April 16, 1994, at his home, 33 Albany Park.

Services will be at 1 pm Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church. Evelyn Petersen will be the organist. Pallbearers will be Charles Brenner, Kevin Fitzgerald, Gregg Orr, Doug Reist, Daryl Werner, Ron Hazen, Jim Fulcher, Lowell Snyder and David Luke Wade. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be Tuesday afternoon and evening at the Riley Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Muscatine D.A.R.E. program.

Richard Donald Oppelt was born June 12, 1927, in Muscatine to Chester and Marie (Van Horn) Oppelt. He was a lifelong resident of Muscatine.

He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose.

He had worked for 15 years for the Railroad Express.

He was a Muscatine Constable for six years and was elected sheriff of Musctine county in 1960 and served in that position for 24 years.

He was director of security at the Muscatine Mall for five years until his retirement in 1990.

He is survived by one son, R.D. Oppelt of Muscatine; two step-daughters, Kim Orne of Minneapolis, Minn. and Mrs. Mike (Kellie) Chatham of Atlanta, Ga.; one granddaughter, Nicole Oppelt of Muscatine; his mother, Marie Foster of Muscatine; one sister, Lorraine Temple of Muskegon, Mich.; three nephews, Jerry Temple and his wife, Rose; Jim Temple and his wife, Darlene; and Kirk Temple and his wife, Karen, all of Muskegon, Mich; two nieces, Mrs. Dave (Janice) Babcock and Mrs. Wayne (Cindy) Gordon, all of Muskegon. He is also survived by Lana Oppelt, the mother of R.D. Oppelt.

He was preceded in death by his father, a son Robert, in 1982, and his second wife, Darlene McCray.

Muscatine Journal - Monday, April 18, 1994