Richard Visker Jr., age 84, a former New Hampton resident, died of Pneumonia on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New Hampton with Pastor Kevin Frey of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.
Interment with military honors will be in the New Hampton City Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Merlyn Zipse, Ron Holmlund, Stan Trask, Stanley Feuchtwanger, Willis Hansen and Charles Odom.
Friends may greet the family an hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Richard Visker Jr. was born May 17, 1925, in Randolph, NY, the son of Richard Dirk and Loretta (Klys) Visker. Richard left high school as soon as he turned sixteen to volunteer for service during World War II. He served as a medical corpsman aboard a hospital ship in the South Pacific during the period of 1944 - 1945. He went back to Randolph, NY, to finish his high school education and went on to nurses training at the New York State Hospital in Gowanda, NY, where he graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1948. He married Betty Jean Pflugradt on August 25, 1947. Later in 1948, he volunteered for service as a medical corpsman with the Marines. He served with the Marines from 1948 - 1952. After leaving the Marines, he went to the Mayo Clinic School of Physical Therapy. When he finished school, he went to work as a physical therapist in Waterloo, IA, during the period of 1954 - 1961. In 1961, he returned to school a the Mayo Clinic for training in anesthesia. He graduated as a nurse anesthetist in 1965. He went to work at the former St. Joseph's Community Hospital in New Hampton in 1965, where he continued to work until his retirement in 1988. After retiring in 1988, Richard and Betty moved to Avon Park, FL, for the winter months and returned to the New Hampton area each summer.
Richard was an avid hunter and fisherman and also enjoyed playing golf. He was an active member of the Lions Club in New Hampton for a number of years.
Survivors include one son, Scott and his wife Shanda of Lakeland, FL; one daughter, Virginia (Ginny) Visker of Iowa City; two sisters, Rachel Jorenby and Mary Searle, both of Randolph, NY; one granddaughter, Jaime Visker of Lakeland, FL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers, Bill and Tom Visker; one sister, Jean Myers.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Homes
Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New Hampton with Pastor Kevin Frey of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.
Interment with military honors will be in the New Hampton City Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Merlyn Zipse, Ron Holmlund, Stan Trask, Stanley Feuchtwanger, Willis Hansen and Charles Odom.
Friends may greet the family an hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Richard Visker Jr. was born May 17, 1925, in Randolph, NY, the son of Richard Dirk and Loretta (Klys) Visker. Richard left high school as soon as he turned sixteen to volunteer for service during World War II. He served as a medical corpsman aboard a hospital ship in the South Pacific during the period of 1944 - 1945. He went back to Randolph, NY, to finish his high school education and went on to nurses training at the New York State Hospital in Gowanda, NY, where he graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1948. He married Betty Jean Pflugradt on August 25, 1947. Later in 1948, he volunteered for service as a medical corpsman with the Marines. He served with the Marines from 1948 - 1952. After leaving the Marines, he went to the Mayo Clinic School of Physical Therapy. When he finished school, he went to work as a physical therapist in Waterloo, IA, during the period of 1954 - 1961. In 1961, he returned to school a the Mayo Clinic for training in anesthesia. He graduated as a nurse anesthetist in 1965. He went to work at the former St. Joseph's Community Hospital in New Hampton in 1965, where he continued to work until his retirement in 1988. After retiring in 1988, Richard and Betty moved to Avon Park, FL, for the winter months and returned to the New Hampton area each summer.
Richard was an avid hunter and fisherman and also enjoyed playing golf. He was an active member of the Lions Club in New Hampton for a number of years.
Survivors include one son, Scott and his wife Shanda of Lakeland, FL; one daughter, Virginia (Ginny) Visker of Iowa City; two sisters, Rachel Jorenby and Mary Searle, both of Randolph, NY; one granddaughter, Jaime Visker of Lakeland, FL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers, Bill and Tom Visker; one sister, Jean Myers.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Homes
Richard Visker Jr., age 84, a former New Hampton resident, died of Pneumonia on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New Hampton with Pastor Kevin Frey of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.
Interment with military honors will be in the New Hampton City Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Merlyn Zipse, Ron Holmlund, Stan Trask, Stanley Feuchtwanger, Willis Hansen and Charles Odom.
Friends may greet the family an hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Richard Visker Jr. was born May 17, 1925, in Randolph, NY, the son of Richard Dirk and Loretta (Klys) Visker. Richard left high school as soon as he turned sixteen to volunteer for service during World War II. He served as a medical corpsman aboard a hospital ship in the South Pacific during the period of 1944 - 1945. He went back to Randolph, NY, to finish his high school education and went on to nurses training at the New York State Hospital in Gowanda, NY, where he graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1948. He married Betty Jean Pflugradt on August 25, 1947. Later in 1948, he volunteered for service as a medical corpsman with the Marines. He served with the Marines from 1948 - 1952. After leaving the Marines, he went to the Mayo Clinic School of Physical Therapy. When he finished school, he went to work as a physical therapist in Waterloo, IA, during the period of 1954 - 1961. In 1961, he returned to school a the Mayo Clinic for training in anesthesia. He graduated as a nurse anesthetist in 1965. He went to work at the former St. Joseph's Community Hospital in New Hampton in 1965, where he continued to work until his retirement in 1988. After retiring in 1988, Richard and Betty moved to Avon Park, FL, for the winter months and returned to the New Hampton area each summer.
Richard was an avid hunter and fisherman and also enjoyed playing golf. He was an active member of the Lions Club in New Hampton for a number of years.
Survivors include one son, Scott and his wife Shanda of Lakeland, FL; one daughter, Virginia (Ginny) Visker of Iowa City; two sisters, Rachel Jorenby and Mary Searle, both of Randolph, NY; one granddaughter, Jaime Visker of Lakeland, FL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers, Bill and Tom Visker; one sister, Jean Myers.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Homes
Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New Hampton with Pastor Kevin Frey of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.
Interment with military honors will be in the New Hampton City Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Merlyn Zipse, Ron Holmlund, Stan Trask, Stanley Feuchtwanger, Willis Hansen and Charles Odom.
Friends may greet the family an hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Richard Visker Jr. was born May 17, 1925, in Randolph, NY, the son of Richard Dirk and Loretta (Klys) Visker. Richard left high school as soon as he turned sixteen to volunteer for service during World War II. He served as a medical corpsman aboard a hospital ship in the South Pacific during the period of 1944 - 1945. He went back to Randolph, NY, to finish his high school education and went on to nurses training at the New York State Hospital in Gowanda, NY, where he graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1948. He married Betty Jean Pflugradt on August 25, 1947. Later in 1948, he volunteered for service as a medical corpsman with the Marines. He served with the Marines from 1948 - 1952. After leaving the Marines, he went to the Mayo Clinic School of Physical Therapy. When he finished school, he went to work as a physical therapist in Waterloo, IA, during the period of 1954 - 1961. In 1961, he returned to school a the Mayo Clinic for training in anesthesia. He graduated as a nurse anesthetist in 1965. He went to work at the former St. Joseph's Community Hospital in New Hampton in 1965, where he continued to work until his retirement in 1988. After retiring in 1988, Richard and Betty moved to Avon Park, FL, for the winter months and returned to the New Hampton area each summer.
Richard was an avid hunter and fisherman and also enjoyed playing golf. He was an active member of the Lions Club in New Hampton for a number of years.
Survivors include one son, Scott and his wife Shanda of Lakeland, FL; one daughter, Virginia (Ginny) Visker of Iowa City; two sisters, Rachel Jorenby and Mary Searle, both of Randolph, NY; one granddaughter, Jaime Visker of Lakeland, FL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers, Bill and Tom Visker; one sister, Jean Myers.
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