Richard "Dick" J. Albright, 91
Richard "Dick" J. Albright, 91, of West Lafayette, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Cumberland Point Health Care Campus. Mr. Albright was born in Lafayette on May 3, 1921, to the late George and Rose (Huesing) Albright. On August 23, 1942, he married Geneva Josephine Deckard in Lafayette. He then entered the United States Army and honorably served his country during WWII. He held the rank of sergeant and was a gunnery instructor on the B29 bomber and was stationed in Fort Meyers, Fla. during the war. After the war, his vocation was farming and he came home to the farm at Clarks Hill until his retirement. Except for his military years, Dick lived his whole life in the Lafayette area. He enjoyed fishing everyday in his retirement and especially with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Lafayette.
He is survived by his wife, Geneva "Jean" Albright, of West Lafayette; Son, Bob (companion: LaVerna) Albright, of Pagosa Springs, Colo; two daughters, Judy Cornell, of Vero Beach, Fla. and Peg Bearden, of Lafayette; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan; son, Jim; sister, Gwen; and brother, George.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 1526 South 18th St. in Lafayette. There will be an hour of visitation before the funeral service; Pastor Ronald Wunsch Officiating
Burial will be at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in West Lafayette.
Preferred memorials are to the Immanuel United Church of Christ.
Send a condolence to the family of Richard by Thursday at http://www.northernindianafuneralcare.com/ or Find us On Facebook.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Northern Indiana Funeral Care of Fort Wayne.
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Published in the Journal & Courier on July 3, 2012
Richard "Dick" J. Albright, 91, of West Lafayette, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Cumberland Point Health Care Campus. Mr. Albright was born in Lafayette on May 3, 1921, to the late George and Rose (Huesing) Albright. On August 23, 1942, he married Geneva Josephine Deckard in Lafayette. He then entered the United States Army and honorably served his country during WWII. He held the rank of sergeant and was a gunnery instructor on the B29 bomber and was stationed in Fort Meyers, Fla. during the war. After the war, his vocation was farming and he came home to the farm at Clarks Hill until his retirement. Except for his military years, Dick lived his whole life in the Lafayette area. He enjoyed fishing everyday in his retirement and especially with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Lafayette.
He is survived by his wife, Geneva "Jean" Albright, of West Lafayette; Son, Bob (companion: LaVerna) Albright, of Pagosa Springs, Colo; two daughters, Judy Cornell, of Vero Beach, Fla. and Peg Bearden, of Lafayette; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan; son, Jim; sister, Gwen; and brother, George.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 1526 South 18th St. in Lafayette. There will be an hour of visitation before the funeral service; Pastor Ronald Wunsch Officiating
Burial will be at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in West Lafayette.
Preferred memorials are to the Immanuel United Church of Christ.
Send a condolence to the family of Richard by Thursday at http://www.northernindianafuneralcare.com/ or Find us On Facebook.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Northern Indiana Funeral Care of Fort Wayne.
Your Veterans Funeral Care Provider.
Published in the Journal & Courier on July 3, 2012
Richard "Dick" J. Albright, 91
Richard "Dick" J. Albright, 91, of West Lafayette, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Cumberland Point Health Care Campus. Mr. Albright was born in Lafayette on May 3, 1921, to the late George and Rose (Huesing) Albright. On August 23, 1942, he married Geneva Josephine Deckard in Lafayette. He then entered the United States Army and honorably served his country during WWII. He held the rank of sergeant and was a gunnery instructor on the B29 bomber and was stationed in Fort Meyers, Fla. during the war. After the war, his vocation was farming and he came home to the farm at Clarks Hill until his retirement. Except for his military years, Dick lived his whole life in the Lafayette area. He enjoyed fishing everyday in his retirement and especially with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Lafayette.
He is survived by his wife, Geneva "Jean" Albright, of West Lafayette; Son, Bob (companion: LaVerna) Albright, of Pagosa Springs, Colo; two daughters, Judy Cornell, of Vero Beach, Fla. and Peg Bearden, of Lafayette; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan; son, Jim; sister, Gwen; and brother, George.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 1526 South 18th St. in Lafayette. There will be an hour of visitation before the funeral service; Pastor Ronald Wunsch Officiating
Burial will be at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in West Lafayette.
Preferred memorials are to the Immanuel United Church of Christ.
Send a condolence to the family of Richard by Thursday at http://www.northernindianafuneralcare.com/ or Find us On Facebook.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Northern Indiana Funeral Care of Fort Wayne.
Your Veterans Funeral Care Provider.
Published in the Journal & Courier on July 3, 2012
Richard "Dick" J. Albright, 91, of West Lafayette, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Cumberland Point Health Care Campus. Mr. Albright was born in Lafayette on May 3, 1921, to the late George and Rose (Huesing) Albright. On August 23, 1942, he married Geneva Josephine Deckard in Lafayette. He then entered the United States Army and honorably served his country during WWII. He held the rank of sergeant and was a gunnery instructor on the B29 bomber and was stationed in Fort Meyers, Fla. during the war. After the war, his vocation was farming and he came home to the farm at Clarks Hill until his retirement. Except for his military years, Dick lived his whole life in the Lafayette area. He enjoyed fishing everyday in his retirement and especially with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Lafayette.
He is survived by his wife, Geneva "Jean" Albright, of West Lafayette; Son, Bob (companion: LaVerna) Albright, of Pagosa Springs, Colo; two daughters, Judy Cornell, of Vero Beach, Fla. and Peg Bearden, of Lafayette; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan; son, Jim; sister, Gwen; and brother, George.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 1526 South 18th St. in Lafayette. There will be an hour of visitation before the funeral service; Pastor Ronald Wunsch Officiating
Burial will be at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in West Lafayette.
Preferred memorials are to the Immanuel United Church of Christ.
Send a condolence to the family of Richard by Thursday at http://www.northernindianafuneralcare.com/ or Find us On Facebook.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Northern Indiana Funeral Care of Fort Wayne.
Your Veterans Funeral Care Provider.
Published in the Journal & Courier on July 3, 2012
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