Richard Nelson Purington

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Richard Rasmussen

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My deepest condolences upon the loss of Dick. High School memories seem just as far away as yesterday. Memories that I will rely on to keep Dick alive in my heart.

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C. C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home - Ridgewood

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October 6, 2025

Richard Purington Obituary

Richard Nelson Purington died peacefully at his home in Ridgewood, N.J. on October 7, 2025 after a long, courageous battle against non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was born in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 1945 to Winafred (Snoddy) and Paul Puringt... Read Richard Purington's Obituary

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