Dohren Ivan Richardson

Dohren I. Richardson, 83, of Sperry died at 9:35 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City. 

Born Aug. 1, 1924, in Ida Grove, he was the son of Claude and Laura Mead Richardson. On Dec. 22, 1941, he married Alice Augusta Dethlefsen in Dakota City, Neb. She died Aug. 24, 1999. 

Mr. Richardson worked at Campbell Chain, Central Bag and Burlap, I.A.A.P. and Ironworkers Union Local No. 557. He was a member of V.F.W. Post 10102 and the American Legion. He was an Army veteran of World War II with the Bloody Bucket Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars for Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes Campaigns. 

He enjoyed tinkering, inventing, crossword puzzles and watching westerns. 

Survivors include three sons, Roger Richardson of Surprise, Ariz., Jerry Richardson of Ashland City, Tenn., and Larry Richardson of Sperry; four daughters, Jeannette Richardson of Sperry, Pamela Wagler of Fort Madison, Alice Wooldridge of Burlington and Karen Noe of Marshalltown; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. 

Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two sisters and an infant son. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Lunning Chapel. Military Rites will be at 6:30 p.m., with family receiving friends until 8 p.m. There will be no funeral service. Burial will be at a later date. The body will be cremated following the visitation. A memorial has been established for "Cast Away Disabilities" of Iowa City VA Medical Center