Richard Irwin Joseph's Obituary
Richard Irwin Joseph, 72 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Jefferson Barrack Hospital, St. Louis, MO. He was born December 10, 1949, in Belleville, IL.
Richard was retired from Craftsmen Industries. He was a member of Columbia American Legion Post #581 in Columbia, IL. Richard loved spending summers on the boat and stock car racing. He could be found keeping his yard groomed and enjoying a Bud Light. He was a mechanic and a welder and had worked on projects for Anheuser-Busch for the Clydesdale wagons. Richard believed in God and his country, he was a proud Army veteran having served in Vietnam.
Surviving are his wife, Janice Joseph, nee Whalen, his sons, Ricky Joseph and Greg (Lisa) Benn, his brother, Ralph Joseph, his sister-in-law, Mary (Mike) DeMay, his grandchildren, Bradley Becker, Zachary Corbett, Tony Benn, Kristen Davis-Benn, Kenny (Liz) Fields, Nick Benn and Steven Benn, 4 great grandchildren along with nieces and nephews other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by parents, Edwin and June, nee Hill, Joseph, his son James Joseph in infancy, his son, Denny Joseph, his daughter, Christy Davis, his sister-in-law, Angie Joseph and his brothers-in-law, Jack Whalen, Jim Whalen and Tom Whalen.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 7, 2022, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, and on Monday, August 8, 2022 an hour before the service at Leesman Funeral Home in Columbia, IL. There will be an American Legion service at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Leesman Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday August 8, 2022, at Leesman Funeral Home in Columbia, IL., with Rev. Sheldon Culver, officiating. Interment will follow in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to Muscular Dystrophy Association 13801 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 , American Cancer Society #5 Schiber Ct., Maryville, IL 62062 . Arrangements were handled by Leesman Funeral Home in Columbia, IL.
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