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Slaymaker, Richard A. 'Dick'
Richard A. “Dick” Slaymaker, 76, of Lynnville, formerly of Iowa County, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, in Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 26, at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor. Burial will be held at a later date at Pilot Grove Cemetery, Williamsburg. Visitation will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Smith Funeral Home with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Grinnell Regional Hospice, Lynnville Historical Society, Lynnville Library and Mayflower Community Memorial Garden.
Survivors include his wife, Colleen “Nicky” Slaymaker of Lynnville; two children, Stuart Slaymaker of Cedar Rapids, and Paige Carlson of Searsboro; one brother, Tom Slaymaker of Williamsburg; one sister, Nancy Roberts of Williamsburg; and three grandchildren, Kyle and Chad Slaymaker and Trace Carlson.
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