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Sichra, Richard F.
Richard F. Sichra, 81, of Belle Plaine, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a lingering illness. Memorial services will be held at Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Jim Campbell. Inurnment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral.
Survivors include his wife, Alice; son, Frank (Sarah) of Boone; sister, Phylis Cornelis of Belle Plaine; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial may be directed to the Belle Plaine Ambulance.
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