Ashline, Richard 'Dick' Frank

Richard “Dick” Frank Ashline, 79, of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away Sept. 2, 2013, after a 5-month battle with cancer.

He was born May 19, 1934, to Lynn and Verda Brookshier Ashline in Edgewood, Iowa. Richard graduated from Edgewood High School in 1952 and attended Gale Institute in Minneapolis to become a depot agent and telegrapher for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1956. He served 26 months in Korea in the 8th Army Signal Corps. After being discharged he was employed with the Community Savings Bank in Greeley. Dick was a loyal and dedicated employee at the bank and the Farmers Coop Creamery in Greeley for 38 years. Dick and Mabel moved to Bella Vista, Ark., to retire in 1997.

Dick married Mabel Adams at the United Methodist Church in Strawberry Point in 1958. They are the parents of two daughters. Dick enjoyed his family and always looked forward to family reunions and family traveling vacations in the camper.

Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Lynn and Verda Ashline; and his only brother, Ronnie in 2012.

Richard is survived by his wife, Mabel, of 54 years; two daughters, Janet (Rick) Sedgwick of Bettendorf and Kay (Mark) Bernard of New Braunfels, Texas; grandchildren, Alex, Rachael, Kelsey and Parker Sedgwick and Halee and Carsen Bernard; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Judy Ashline of Guttenberg, Harvey and Janice Adams of Lamont, Louise and Don Haight of West Burlington and Donald and Mary Adams of Chicago; and nieces and nephews.

Memorial Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Greeley Community Church in Greeley.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Greeley Methodist Church, the El-Kahir Shrine Club for the Children's Hospital, or Camp Courageous.

Online condolences may be made to www.funeralmation.com.

Published Sept. 8, 2013 in The Gazette