63723_Richard “Rich” A._Stadtlander
MESERVEY | Richard (Rich) A. Stadtlander, 62, of Meservey, Iowa, passed away on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church in Meservey with the Rev. Rodney Meester presiding. Burial will be in the Meservey Cemetery, Meservey, Iowa.
Please dress casual. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Retz Funeral Home, Meservey.
Rich was born June 28, 1951, in Hampton, Iowa, a son of Louis and Gertrude (Smit) Stadtlander. Rich graduated from Meservey-Thornton Community School with the class of 1969.
He was baptized and confirmed at the First Reformed Church in Meservey and was still a member. For many years he was employed by the Chapin Elevator in Chapin. He was presently employed by Sukup Manufacturing in Sheffield.
Rich was a avid Green Bay Packers fan and also enjoyed watching the Iowa Hawkeyes. His family meant the most to him, especially his two grandsons, Zander and Josiah.
Rich is survived by his son, Josh (Kristina Robbins), Clear Lake; daughter, Rebecca (Billy McLemore), Meservey; grandsons, Zander and Josiah McLemore, Meservey; brother, Larry (Connie) Stadtlander, Thornton; sister, Shirley (Marty) Proctor, Thornton; sister, Beverly Stadtlander, Meservey; brother, Dean (Renae) Stadtlander, Clear Lake; sister, Brenda (John) Bracklein, Oklahoma City, Okla.; nephews, Matt (Janet) Proctor, Swaledale, Tyler Stadtlander, Clear Lake, and Alex Stadtlander, Clear Lake; nieces, Amy (Chad) Slagle, Bancroft; Brittany Bracklein, Morgantown, W.V.; Chelsea (Landon) Miles, Oklahoma City, Okla.; great-niece and nephews, Jordan and Spencer Proctor, Tate Slagle; many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Gertrude Stadtlander; maternal grandparents, Dick and Bessie Smit; paternal grandparents, Carl and Grace Stadtlander; great-nephew, Zak Slagle; and several other family members and friends.
Retz Funeral Home