Spellerberg, Richard Lawrence

Richard Lawrence Spellerberg, 84, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery near Fairfax. Full military rites will be conducted by the Ely American Legion. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, temporarily located at 3100 F Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, where there will be a 7 p.m. vigil.

Richard was born Dec. 13, 1924, in Fairfax. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Jane Ann Dollarhide on Aug. 1, 1961, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Walford. He farmed near Ely until retiring in 1993. Richard was a member of the Ely American Legion and St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. He enjoyed music, dancing, watching Cub games and Mount Vernon baseball games as well as going to the Waverly Draft Horse Shows.

Richard is survived by his wife, Jane; his children, Rick (Minoo) Spellerberg of Indianola, Larry (Cindy) Spellerberg of Grimes and Mary (Kirk) Montgomery of Lisbon; five grandchildren, Mosa, Ryan, Sara, Katelyn and Regina; sisters, Dorothy Schulte of Norway and Antoinette Kloubec of Marion; and brothers, Matt Spellerberg and Bob Spellerberg, both of Fairfax, and Clarence (Arlene) Spellerberg of Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Michael David in 2002; his brother, William “Bill” Spellerberg; and brothers-in-law, Jim Schulte and Vernon Kloubec.

Memorials may be directed to either Hospice of Mercy or the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.

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