Havel, Richard Paul 1932 - 2014

HAVEL, BARLOON, TILKES, BOHACH, HOGENSON, SMITH, SCHAEFER, ADAMSON, JOHNSON, HELLEGAS, PITTMAN, LANSING, MCCLURE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 1/10/2014 at 08:32:35

Richard Havel, age 81 of Calmar, IA, died peacefully at home on Saturday, January 4, 2014.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel, Calmar, IA, where there will be a rosary at 4:00 and a scripture service at 7:00. There will also be visitation after 10:00 a.m., at the church on Wednesday morning.

Richard Paul Havel was born on June 7, 1932, the son of John and Agnes (Barloon) Havel. He was a lifetime member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church and graduated from Calmar High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years and then joined his brother, Arnold, in Havel Plumbing and Heating business until the early 70s when he became head custodian for South Winneshiek High School. Richard married Carolyn Tilkes on June 18, 1958 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in North Washington, IA. Together they shared much love and happiness as they raised their ten children. He was a wonderful husband and father. Richard was known as a gentleman with a cheery disposition, willing to utilize his handyman and problem-solving skills for anyone who needed his talents. He enjoyed his retirement by spending time helping his children and watching his 21 grandchildren grow. He also liked working with wood, whether “making wood” for the wood burner or making shelves and clocks for his children. Richard’s greatest pleasure was when his whole family gathered to celebrate on any number of occasions.

Richard is survived by his wife: Carolyn Havel, Calmar, IA. Ten children: Barbara (Mark) Bohach, Spillville, IA; Paul (Margaret) Havel, Calmar, IA; Theresa (Terry) Hogenson, Muscatine, IA; Mary (Don) Smith, Fredericksburg, IA; Joan (Craig) Schaefer, Dubuque, IA; John (Julie) Havel, Calmar, IA; David Havel, Independence, IA; Ann (Craig) Adamson, Marion, IA; Joel (Natalee) Havel, Urbana, IA; Aimee (Andrew) Johnson, Marion, IA; and twenty-one grandchildren: Adam (Fiancé, Flannery Cerbin), Emily (Fiancé, Andrew Chamberlain), and Garrett Bohach; Matthew and Michael Havel; Katelynn, Ashley, and Morgan Hogenson; Quinn, Megan, Angel, and Isaac Smith; Hayley, Jonathan, and Luke Schaefer; Andrew Havel; Rachel, Griffin, and Chloe Adamson; Aidan and Ainsley Johnson. Four sisters-in-law: Helen Havel, Calmar, IA; Sr. Lois Tilkes, Dubuque, IA; Florence Tilkes, Ionia, IA; Jan (Bob) Hellegas, Nashua, IA; and Grace Pittman, Westminster, CO. Two brothers-in-law: Nick (Jean) Tilkes, New Hampton, IA and Richard Lansing, Ossian, IA.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, John and Agnes; three brothers, Edward, Arnold, and John; three brothers-in-law, Lawrence Tilkes, Brian McClure, and Wayne Pittman; two sisters-in-law, Alice Havel and Madelyn Lansing.

Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database

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