Brodersen, Richard (“Rick”) William (1943 - 2019)

BRODERSEN, RICE, REIS, GETTY, BOGART, SWANSON, MILLBURN, LINGLE, ALCOLA, HAMLETT, BOHNKER, SWANSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner, Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/27/2019 at 20:04:24

Name of deceased: Richard (“Rick”) William Brodersen

Aged: 75 yrs, 4 mo, 4 days

Residence: Denison, Crawford County, IA

Born: Nov. 28, 1943; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: April 1, 2019; Denison, Crawford County, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, April 11, 2019; St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, IA; burial was in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Denison, IA

Survived by: Wife of 55 years, Judy; children, Mark of Ankeny, IA, Brett (spouse, Beth) of Lincoln, NE, Ryan (spouse, Amy) of Harlan, IA, Brock (spouse, Dawn) of Ankeny, IA, Jonah of Lincoln, NE, Anna Rice (spouse, Cody) of Ankeny, IA, and Meghan Brodersen of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren, Nicholas, Victoria, Britta, Erica (spouse, Mark), Katherine (spouse, Brett), Sarah, Erik (spouse, Ryan), Thomas, Elizabeth (spouse, Brock), Gretchen, Clark, Lorelei, Thora (spouse, Jonah), Mauren, and Emrik (spouse, Anna); great-granddaughters, Valeriana (spouse, Erica) and Harper (spouse, Nick); step-granddaughter, Devin (spouse, Brett); sisters-in-law, Darlene Reis of Denison, IA, Patricia Getty of Alphretta GA, and Corrine (spouse, Rick) Bogart of Omaha, NE; brothers-in-law, Jerry (spouse, Carol) Swanson of Denison, IA and Gail (spouse, Dianne) Swanson of Davenport, IA; 49 nieces and nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hans Victor and Gertrude (nee Milburn) Brodersen; mother-in-law Irene; 6 premature infants; all of his siblings, Ken, brother Dutch, sisters, Barbara Lingle (spouse, Bob), Rosanne Alcola (spouse, Bill), Gretchen Hamlett, and Mary Bohnker (spouse, Norm)

Education: Graduated from high school in 1962; location not provided. He then was a pre-med student at Mesa College in Grand Junction, CO, and later moved to Iowa and enrolled at University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA, to continue his education.

Religious affiliation: Rick was raised in the Methodist tradition, but while in high school, began seeking something more. After attending each of the churches in Denison, he had converted to Catholicism by the time of his marriage.

Military service: No information provided

Marriage: Judy Swanson; Nov. 9, 1963; St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, IA

Employment: After they were married, Rick and Judy moved to Omaha, NE, where Rick worked in the traffic and tariffs division of Union Pacific Railroad for more than 9 years. They returned to Denison, IA, and raised their family while living on and working the family farm. Rick also worked for Farmland Foods in Traffic, ultimately becoming Traffic Manager. In 1983, Rick and Judy purchased 7UP Distributing in Denison and ran routes in 11 counties, maintaining their warehouse, 3 route trucks, employees, and many accounts. After the State of Iowa went out of the retail liquor business, they sold 7UP and moved across the street, calling their store “Spirit Cellar.” They purchased the stores in Denison, Ida Grove, and Jefferson. Rick sold the stores and inventory in 1993 and returned to Farmland Foods, where he worked nights. He worked 28 years for Farmland, and retired from there in 2012.

Hobbies/Interests: loved horses his entire life; after he retired, he sold his horses and enjoyed his interest in gardening of both flowers and vegetables, reading, playing cards and dominoes, and researching the family genealogy with Judy.

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com