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| Richard A. "Dick" Buchanan | |
| October 11, 1930 - August 25, 2009 | |
| Newton, Iowa; formerly of Hamilton and Lovilla, Iowa
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| Visitation: The family will greet friends from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the funeral home. | |
| Funeral Service: 11 a.m., Friday, August 28, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church, 210 N. 2nd Ave. E. in Newton. | |
| Those left to honor Dick's memory are his wife, Veralea of Newton; daughter, Angela Smith of Kellogg; two sons, Dennis (Lori) Hildebrand of Newton, and Scott (Sandy) Hildebrand of Oskaloosa; his four grandchildren, Nikole (Bob) Trader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Matt (Macy) Hildebrand of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Amy (Chris) McDougall of Oskaloosa, and Ray (Tara) Welch of Oskaloosa; five great-grandchildren, Kyra and Kate Trader, Anniston and Ashlyn McDougall, and Merick Welch; his brother, Jerry “Skip” (Barbara) Bilbo of Chicago, Illinois; and his sister, Donna (Roland) Hatchko of Leesburg, Florida. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Audrey and Ruth Palding; parents, Ernest and Wilma (Paulding) Buchanan; first wife, Barbara; and brother, Dennis (Marilyn) Bilbo.
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| Dick served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. | |
| Dick was a graduate of Lovilla High School in Lovilla, Iowa in 1948. | |
| Dick worked for many years in the carpenter shop at the Maytag Company, retiring in 1992. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 111, Moose Lodge No. 923, Newton Elks Lodge No. 1266, and the UAW Local 997 Retiree’s Union.
Dick loved to tell jokes, mushroom hunt, golf, bowl, play cards, fish and hunt. He also loved the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Newton Cardinals. Dick also enjoyed going to the casinos.
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| MEMORIALS to the First United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 111, or to Hospice of Jasper County may be left at the church on the morning of the service or at the funeral home. | |
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Wallace Family Funeral Home 1115 E. 19th St. N., Newton, IA 50208-2539 Toll Free: 1-877-787-9911 Phone: 641-787-9911 Fax: 641-787-9208 staff@wallacefamilyfuneralhome.com
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