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Richard Clement “Dick” Merritt

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Birth	:	29 Apr 1930 Waubeek, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	9 Sep 2017 Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1032982, -91.2975006
Description	:	Richard (Dick) Merritt age 87, died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held 10:30 Friday morning, September 15, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Anamosa with interment in the Riverside Cemetery with Military Honors. Friends may call from 4 until 7 Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. Surviving is his wife, Pat, 4 children, Bill (Ann) Merritt, Brenda (Dirk) Downing, Susan (Lowell Tiedt) Merritt, Jodie (Dan) Ludwig all of Anamosa, 10 grandchildren, Jesse, Joel, Kalib, Siera, Maya, Avery, Garrett, Kyle, Brian and... Read More	Richard (Dick) Merritt age 87, died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held 10:30 Friday morning, September 15, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Anamosa with interment in the Riverside Cemetery with Military Honors. Friends may call from 4 until 7 Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. Surviving is his wife, Pat, 4 children, Bill (Ann) Merritt, Brenda (Dirk) Downing, Susan (Lowell Tiedt) Merritt, Jodie (Dan) Ludwig all of Anamosa, 10 grandchildren, Jesse, Joel, Kalib, Siera, Maya, Avery, Garrett, Kyle, Brian and Aly, 2 great-grandchildren, Raelyn and Matthew and 2 brothers, Bob Merritt, and Dennis (Mary) Merritt. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 grandsons, Aidan and Dane Ludwig, 2 sisters, Geri Christensen and Janet Bickford and his mother and father-in-law, Roy and Hazel Kellogg. Richard Clement Merritt was born April 29, 1930 at Waubeek, Iowa. He was the son of Clement and Evelyn Peterson, Merritt. Dick attended the Waubeek and Viola Schools. He served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Following his military duty he returned home where he worked with Mervin Knapp moving houses. He was also employed at Iowa Manufacturing. Dick married Patricia Kellogg on August 9, 1958 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua. The couple lived for a brief time in Blairstown where Dick had a livestock hauling business. They returned to Anamosa and Dick drove a delivery truck for Anamosa Produce. In 1965 he went to work for Peoples Natural Gas where he spent 27 years as a service and repair technician. He retired in 1992. In retirement he bought a skid loader and a dump truck and kept busy doing excavation work. When he wasn’t with his grandchildren he spent time collecting electric trains wood working and making wooden toys. He also enjoyed camping and his horses. Dick and Pat also loved wintering in Arizona, Texas and Florida. Obituary & photo published by Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa

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Richard Clement “Dick” Merritt's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, USA.
When did Richard Clement “Dick” Merritt death?
Richard Clement “Dick” Merritt death on 9 Sep 2017 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1032982
Longitude: -91.2975006

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Clement Merritt

(1897 - 1973)

Evelyn Merritt

(1909 - 1992)

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Coordinate: 42.1032982, -91.2975006

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19. Langworthy Cemetery
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