Richard Davis (1933-2009)

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Posted By: Padriag
Date: 12/26/2010 at 11:22:03

Richard Davis

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Published Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Richard “Dick” Davis, 76, of Battle Lake, Minn., died Aug. 12, 2009, in his home. The funeral service was held Aug. 17, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ottertail, Minn. Visitation was held at the church Aug. 16, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation was also held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial took place in the church cemetery.

Dick was born on July 20, 1933, in Neola, Iowa, the son of Harold and Clara Davis. He married Marianne Lobeck June 22, 1958, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Together they had three children, Joseph, Krickett and Patrick.

Dick taught and coached baseball at Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for 10 years. While coaching, he was proud to win five state baseball titles and four second-place titles. When Dick was 35 years old, he was inducted into the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. At the time, he was the youngest coach to have this honor. Dick was influential in many young students and athletes continuing onto college.

After teaching and coaching, Dick spent the rest of his career in insurance, owning and operating his own agency until he retired in 1996. Dick loved to travel with his wife and played countless rounds of golf all over the country.

Dick is survived by his wife of 51 years, Marianne; daughter, Krickett Davis, of Los Angeles; son, Patrick (Kate) Davis, of Jacksonville, Fla.; two grandchildren, Madeline and Maxwell Davis; sister, Joyce (Paul) Woods, of Treynor, Iowa; and two nephews, David Woods and Doug Woods and their families.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ottertail, Minn., Lamb of God Lutheran Church in Lake Havasu City, Lakeland Hospice or Hospice of Arizona.

Schoeneberger Funeral Home in Perham, Minn., is in charge of arrangements, 218-346-5175. Online tributes may be posted at www.schoenebergerfuneralhome.com .