Richard C. "Dick" Speck 193-2011

SPECK KAISER HENRY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/14/2012 at 21:21:49

Sioux City Journal
July 14, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Richard C. "Dick" Speck, 79, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Cathedral of the Epiphany Catholic Church, with the Rev. Brent Lingle officiating. Interment of cremains will be in Calvary Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Online condolences may be sent to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Dick was born Oct. 30, 1931, to Wm. and Eva Mae (Kaiser) Speck. He was a member of the first graduating class from Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in 1950.

Dick was married to Joyce I. Henry on June 18, 1955 in Sioux City. She preceded him in death on June 27, 2003 in Sioux City.

Dick worked as a meat packer for Armour and Co., although his passion was softball in which he spent all his free time devoting his expertise to pitching for the sport. He helped coach softball for numerous years for Briar Cliff University, Bishop Heelan and West High Schools. He was also an avid golfer. Dick was a member of Cathedral of the Epiphany Catholic Church, where he helped as a Eucharistic minister.

He is survived by his son, T.J. Speck of Spirit Lake, Iowa; two daughters, Sherri Speck of Skokie, Ill., and Kelli Speck of Glenview, Ill.; a grandson, Ben Kuznets-Speck; and a brother, Gerald (Wanda) Speck of Sioux City.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a brother, Elroy Speck; and three sisters, Dorothy Connelly, Arlene Brouillette and Lorena Prince.

Pallbearers will be Terry Prince, Terry Speck, Rich Speck, Ben Kuznets-Speck, Tom Brouillette, and Fred Mersch.