Book, Richard Raymond (1938 - 2023)
BOOK, BLUM, TILGNER, BRUCK, SCHLEIMER
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/9/2023 at 13:45:35
Name of deceased: Richard Raymond Book
Aged: 84 yrs, 1 mo, 21 days
Residence: Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO
Born: Dec. 29, 1938; Harlan, Shelby County, IA
Died: Feb. 19, 2023; Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO
Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, March 9, 2023; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA
Survived by: Wife of 58 years, Lois (nee Blum) Book; children, Dave Book of Colorado Springs, CO, Dina Tilgner of Omaha, NE, and Dan (spouse, Aubree) Book of Danville, CA; grandchildren, Jade, Richard Leo, Breanna, Brittani, Drew, Matthew, Deylen, Maryn; 5 great-grandchildren; sister, Yvonne (spouse, Delbert) Bruck of Harlan, IA, brother, Robert (spouse, Janice) of Atlantic, IA; other family members and friends
Predeceased by: Parents, Leo and Leora Book; sister, Helen Schleimer
Education: Excelled in basketball and track in high school (high school name and location not provided); he then attended Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Religious affiliation: no information provided
Military service: U. S. Army; honorably discharged
Marriage: Lois Blum; date and location not provided
Employment: Farmer for more than 60 years; concurrently, he also owned and operated Roto-Rooter franchises in both Colorado Springs and Pueblo, CO, with his wife, Lois, for more than 30 years.
Hobbies/Interests: Loved to spend time with his family
Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com
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