- Richard John Gerritts, 80, Minocqua, died Friday, March 28, 2008, surrounded by his family in the care of Friendly Village Nursing Home, Rhinelander. Richard was born Nov. 14, 1927, in Portage, Wis., the son of John R. and Grace (Cummings) Gerritts of Kimberly, Wis. He graduated from Kimberly High School and attended St. John's University and Milwaukee Business Institute. He also graduated from Toastmaster International and the Dale Carnegie Institute. Richard served with the United States Navy during World War II. Upon finishing his schooling, he was employed by Chain Belt Company for five years in production control before becoming an outside salesman for Shadbolt and Boyd Company covering Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for 34 years while living in Merrill, Wis. Upon retirement, he and his wife, Gladys, moved to Minocqua, Wis. While living in Merrill, Richard served as a voluntary Director of the Merrill Youth Center for a number of years and also as voluntary chairman of the Merrill Go Round Transit System. He also served on the Merrill School Board and was involved with the Boy Scouts in various capacities from Cub Scouting to Boy Scouts for 26 years. He was a WIAA football official and an assistant basketball coach for the Catholic grade school for a number of years.
Richard is survived by his sister, Doris VanderLoop, Henderson, Nev.; one daughter, Robin (Emil) Nazzaro, Lake Ridge, Va.; two sons, Douglas (Kathy), Strum, Wis., and Reverend John, Rhinelander; four grandchildren, Michael Nazzaro, Lake Ridge, Va., Misty (Bob) Prestwood, Holmen, Wis., Anna and Lara Nysven, Strum; and one great-grandchild, Emili Prestwood, Holmen.
Dick is preceded in death by his father and mother and his loving wife of 46 years.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 31, 2008, at 12 p.m. at Nativity of Our Lord Parish, St. Joseph's site with Father John Gerritts officiating. Interment will be in Minocqua Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass at the church on Monday morning.
The family requests memorials be made in Richard's name to Nativity of Our Lord Parish. All are invited to share memories of him online at hildebrandfh.com
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1927 - 2008 (80 years)
Has 18 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
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