Individual Details

Richard Lee Kirkpatrick

(15 Nov 1930 - 6 Nov 1988)

Richard Lee Kirkpatrick was born 15 November 1930 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and died in 1988 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. He married first on 6 April 1952 to Jo Anne McGee. This marriage ended in divorce. He married second to Marilyn Bartek. They were also divorced. His third marriage was to Jean Brogan. [Further research found a fourth wife].

There were two (2) children born of the first marriage.

There were two (2) children born of the second marriage.

Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday, November 8, 1988, Page 9: Peoria, Ill.--Services for Richard L. Kirkpatrick, 57, formerly of the Quad-Cities, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wright and Salmon Mortuary, Peoria. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. today. He died Sunday at his home. The body will be cremated. Mr. Kirkpatrick was chairman of the board and founder of Med-i-Claims, Peoria. He was a former business manger of the Bettendorf News, and had started and owned the Davenport Shopper. He married Joan A. Bogan in 1983 in Peoria. He was a peacetime Army veteran. He was a 30 year member of Barbershoppers of America and directed Morton Men of Music. He had played clarinet in the Des Moines Symphony, and had played in the Box Biederbecke Jazz Festival. He had lived in Peoria since 1982. Memorials may be made to the family. Survivors include his wife; daughters Valerie Brekke, Davenport; Cheryl O'Neil, Peoria; and Lori Sergison, Dallas; a son, Robert, Peoria; 23 grandchildren; a great-grand-daughter; brothers, Francis, Grand, Island, Neb., and John, Tucson, Ariz.; stepdaughters, Debra (Mrs. R. L.) Yates, Peoria; Julie (Mrs. R) Been, Vallejo, Calif.; Janann (Mrs. David) Kupper, LaHabra, Calif.; and Christine (Mrs. Fernando) del Monte, San Jue, Puerto Rico; and stepsons, Terry Davis, Pekin, and Tim, Steve and Jeffrey Davis, all of Peoria.

Events

Birth15 Nov 1930Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Marriage6 Apr 1952Jo Anne Mae McGee
Marriage20 Apr 1965Marilyn Bartek
Marriage27 Feb 1981Muscatine Co., Iowa - Wilma Jean Engle
MarriageJan 1983Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois - Joan A. Brogan
Death6 Nov 1988Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois
BurialCremated

Families

SpouseJo Anne Mae McGee ( - )
ChildValerie Lynn Kirkpatrick (1953 - )
ChildCheryl Joan Kirkpatrick (1957 - )
SpouseMarilyn Bartek ( - )
ChildLori Kay Kirkpatrick (1965 - )
ChildRobert Dodge Kirkpatrick (1969 - )
SpouseWilma Jean Engle (1931 - )
SpouseJoan A. Brogan ( - )
FatherWilliam Bonnie Kirkpatrick (1885 - 1951)
MotherMary Elizabeth Williams (1891 - 1981)
SiblingWilliam Julian Kirkpatrick (1916 - 1970)
SiblingFrancis Dodge Kirkpatrick (1918 - 2011)
SiblingJohn Andrew Kirkpatrick AKA Jack W. Curtis (1922 - 1998)
SiblingWarren Wayne Kirkpatrick (1924 - 1973)

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