Sunday, September 1, 2013

Condolences to Robin Richey & Family

We have learned that John Richey, husband of Robin Richey passed away last week. Evidently he had been battling cancer for some time.

The obituary says that he died on August 26th at home in Eureka. The funeral was Friday, August 30th. John was 63. He and Robin had been married since 1983.

They have two children; a son, Scott, of Decatur and a daughter, Jenna Berkwit, of Festus, MO. There is one grandson, Mason John  Berkwit.

John had served in the National Guard and worked for FS in Moultrie and Woodford Counties. Memorials may be made to Camden United Methodist Church in Camden, IL, Kaufman Park Golf course in Eureka, IL, or Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, IL.

If anyone would like to have Robin's address in Eureka, please send a note to ieafcslife@gmail.com.

We are thinking of you, Robin.


EUREKA - John A. "JR" Richey, 63, of Eureka, Ill., died at 1:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at his home.
Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Dan Doty officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at Rushville City Cemetery in Rushville, Ill. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in El Paso, Ill., is assisting the family with services.
Memorials may be made to Camden United Methodist Church in Camden, Ill., Kaufman Park Golf Course in Eureka, Ill., or Crossroads United Methodist Church.
John was born Aug. 16, 1950, in Rushville, Ill., the son of A.O. and Phyllis Thurman Richey. He married Robin K. Malone on Dec. 3, 1983, in Sullivan, Ill.
She survives along with two children, Scott Richey of Decatur and Jenna (Lewis) Berkwit of Festus, Mo.; one grandson, Mason John Berkwit; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Rosemary Malone of Decatur.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Susan Richey and Martha Knisley.
John was a member of the Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, Ill.
He was a graduate of Rushville High School and Illinois College, with a bachelor's degree in history.
He served in the National Guard.
He worked for FS in Moultrie County and then Woodford County.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=john-richey&pid=166661627#fbLoggedOut

EUREKA - John A. "JR" Richey, 63, of Eureka, Ill., died at 1:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at his home.
Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Dan Doty officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at Rushville City Cemetery in Rushville, Ill. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in El Paso, Ill., is assisting the family with services.
Memorials may be made to Camden United Methodist Church in Camden, Ill., Kaufman Park Golf Course in Eureka, Ill., or Crossroads United Methodist Church.
John was born Aug. 16, 1950, in Rushville, Ill., the son of A.O. and Phyllis Thurman Richey. He married Robin K. Malone on Dec. 3, 1983, in Sullivan, Ill.
She survives along with two children, Scott Richey of Decatur and Jenna (Lewis) Berkwit of Festus, Mo.; one grandson, Mason John Berkwit; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Rosemary Malone of Decatur.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Susan Richey and Martha Knisley.
John was a member of the Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, Ill.
He was a graduate of Rushville High School and Illinois College, with a bachelor's degree in history.
He served in the National Guard.
He worked for FS in Moultrie County and then Woodford County.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=john-richey&pid=166661627#fbLoggedOut
EUREKA - John A. "JR" Richey, 63, of Eureka, Ill., died at 1:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at his home.
Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Dan Doty officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at Rushville City Cemetery in Rushville, Ill. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in El Paso, Ill., is assisting the family with services.
Memorials may be made to Camden United Methodist Church in Camden, Ill., Kaufman Park Golf Course in Eureka, Ill., or Crossroads United Methodist Church.
John was born Aug. 16, 1950, in Rushville, Ill., the son of A.O. and Phyllis Thurman Richey. He married Robin K. Malone on Dec. 3, 1983, in Sullivan, Ill.
She survives along with two children, Scott Richey of Decatur and Jenna (Lewis) Berkwit of Festus, Mo.; one grandson, Mason John Berkwit; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Rosemary Malone of Decatur.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Susan Richey and Martha Knisley.
John was a member of the Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, Ill.
He was a graduate of Rushville High School and Illinois College, with a bachelor's degree in history.
He served in the National Guard.
He worked for FS in Moultrie County and then Woodford County.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=john-richey&pid=166661627#fbLoggedOut
EUREKA - John A. "JR" Richey, 63, of Eureka, Ill., died at 1:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at his home.
Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Dan Doty officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at Rushville City Cemetery in Rushville, Ill. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in El Paso, Ill., is assisting the family with services.
Memorials may be made to Camden United Methodist Church in Camden, Ill., Kaufman Park Golf Course in Eureka, Ill., or Crossroads United Methodist Church.
John was born Aug. 16, 1950, in Rushville, Ill., the son of A.O. and Phyllis Thurman Richey. He married Robin K. Malone on Dec. 3, 1983, in Sullivan, Ill.
She survives along with two children, Scott Richey of Decatur and Jenna (Lewis) Berkwit of Festus, Mo.; one grandson, Mason John Berkwit; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Rosemary Malone of Decatur.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Susan Richey and Martha Knisley.
John was a member of the Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington, Ill.
He was a graduate of Rushville High School and Illinois College, with a bachelor's degree in history.
He served in the National Guard.
He worked for FS in Moultrie County and then Woodford County.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=john-richey&pid=166661627#fbLoggedOut

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