Richard R. Rheinschmidt
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Richard worked for several trucking companies and made many life-long friends. He retired from Yellow Freight in Rockford, IL on May 31, 1991, and spent his time fishing, reading, gardening, casino-ing, and enjoying time with his family. After he retired, Richard always said that he thought of every day as a bonus day, and he treated every day as a gift. He was a positive and loving person, always fast with a smile and a kind word. Richard was hard-working, generous, loving and wise, and will be greatly missed by many.
He is survived by his children, Lydia Enmark, David (Val) Rheinschmidt, Karen (Mark) Brown, Kristin (Greg Gould) Brannon and Edith (Daniel) Vogel; many grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Richard was predeceased by his wife, Elaine Jorgensen Rheinschmidt; parents; brothers, Norman, Edward, Louis and Leslie; sisters, Eva Kriel, Dorothy Warren, Mildred Wilson, Viola Hamilton, Bessie Gregory, Bernice Stewman and Hazel Aude; and grandchildren, Kasy Brown and Carrie Brannon.
Visitation will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday, October 12, 2024 in Honquest Family Funeral Home with Crematory-Mulford Chapel, 4311 N. Mulford Road, Loves Park, IL 61111. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org. Private family burial will be in Floral Lawn Cemetery, South Beloit.
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Patti Prip
October 11, 2024
Uncle Richard
always made us feel good to see him easy smile & positive
attitude
We will miss him
Patti Prip
&Susan Hamilton
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