Richard C. "Dick" Pitzenberger

ROCKWELL - Richard 'Dick' C. Pitzenberger, 77, of 420 N. Oak St. in Rockwell, died Saturday (Nov. 26, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

A funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 305 E. Elm St. in Rockwell, with the Rev. Craig E. Steimel officiating. Burial will be in the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Dougherty.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City, with a scriptural wake service at 6:30 p.m. followed by a fourth degree Knights of Columbus rosary. Further visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until service time on Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockwell.

Memorials may be given to the Richard C. Pitzenberger Memorial Fund.

Richard C. Pitzenberger was born on Oct. 12, 1928, in rural Rockwell, a son of Phillip and Zita (Huinker) Pitzenberger.

Dick graduated from the Rockwell Academy. He was united in marriage to Virginia 'Jean' Boom on Oct. 23, 1948, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dougherty.

Dick was a lifetime farmer in the rural Rockwell area and was also a part-time postmaster in Dougherty for a few years.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockwell and was a fourth degree knight in the Knights of Columbus.

Dick enjoyed golfing, fishing and was an avid card player. He was a very patient man and loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by eight children, Ed Pitzenberger and his wife, Marcia, of Claremont, Minn., Ted Pitzenberger and his wife, Judy, of Dougherty, Joe Pitzenberger and his wife, Gail, of Mason City, Tom Pitzenberger and his wife, Julie, of Lewisburg, Tenn., Pam Amick and her husband, Mark, of Waverly, Neb., Mary Pitzenberger of Mason, Wis., Rick Pitzenberger and his wife, Peggy, of Mason City, and Steve Pitzenberger and his wife, Brooke, of Kansas City, Mo.; 28 grandchildren, Aaron and his wife, Deb, Brian and his special friend, Shawna, Scott and his wife, Heidi, Jeff and his special friend, Leah, Anisha, Troy and his wife, Rochelle, Phil and his wife, Lyndsi, Ian, Jenay and her husband, Ben, Amy and her husband, John, Ben and his wife, Abbey, Jennifer and her special friend, Ian, Katie, Josie and her husband, Wade, Tessa, Jake, Samantha, Eden, King, Leinaala, Keoni, Kelia, Travis and his wife, Jen, Jason, Sarah, Abe and his wife, Carla, Jessica and her husband, Nick, and Jim; and 12 great-grandchildren, Emma, Lindsay, Caitlin, Tiernan, Madison, Austin, Ashley, Hayden, Colby, Ella, Allison and Lyris.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Virginia; daughter Janice; one sister, Charlotta; and five brothers, Manny, Cletus, Phillip, Irvin and John.

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