Richard A. Eide

Richard A. Eide obituary, Sac City, IA

Richard A. Eide

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415 South Hayes Avenue, Primghar, IA 51245

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Richard Eide Obituary

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Richard A. Eide

Sac City, Iowa, formerly of Primghar

Richard A. Eide, 85, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Loring Hospital in Sac City. His celebration of life will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Primghar.

Burial will be at a later date at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Primghar.

Visitation will follow the service at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Primghar on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

IN LOVING MEMORY

RICHARD A. EIDE

BORN

August 17, 1940

Yankton, South Dakota

PASSED AWAY

January 14, 2026

Sac City, Iowa

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 24, 2026

Eldridge Family Funeral Home; Primghar, Iowa

Pastor Mike Cooper - Officiating

FINAL RESTING PLACE

At a later date

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Primghar, Iowa

After today’s service, relatives and friends are invited to join the family at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home.

Arrangements are under the care of the

Eldridge Family Funeral Home; Primghar, Iowa.

Richard Arliss Eide

Mr. Richard A. Eide, age 85 of Sac City passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 14th 2026 with his family by his side.

He was born on August 17th 1940 in Yankton South Dakota to Arthur and Evelyn (Christensen) Eide. He attended Yankton High School graduating in 1958. On May 25th, 1958, he was united in marriage to Ruby Turner and moved to Storm Lake, Iowa. Then in 1972 they purchased an acreage in Newell to finish raising their four children. They moved to Colorado for a short time before returning to Iowa and eventually making their home in Primghar Iowa. They lived there for several years before losing his wife Ruby on December 13th, 2005. After that he purchased homes in Pomeroy and then Newell. He finally settled at Oak Terrace in Sac City, Iowa.

He enjoyed his family and friends, camping, playing pool, fishing and golfing.

Richard is survived by his four children; Debra Jackson and her husband Gary of Alta, Iowa; Brenda Braunschweig and her husband Randy of Newell, Iowa; Rennie Eide and his wife Lisa of Granger, Iowa; Leah Movall and her husband Larry of Pomeroy, Iowa; a sister Dianna Langholdt and her family of Cherokee, Iowa; 12 Grandchildren, 20 Great Grandchildren; a special friend Charlotte Sundberg, extended friends from Oak Terrace Hill, as well as other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Eide, parents Arthur and Evelynn Eide and his in-laws Everett and Ethel Turner.

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Upcoming Events

Jan

24

Visitation

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Eldridge Family Funeral Home

415 South Hayes Avenue, Primghar, IA 51245

Send Flowers

Jan

24

Celebration of Life

11:00 a.m.

Eldridge Family Funeral Home

415 South Hayes Avenue, Primghar, IA 51245

Send Flowers

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