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.
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
| Birth | 15 Nov 1930 | Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Apr 1952 | Jo Anne Mae McGee | |||
| Marriage | 20 Apr 1965 | Marilyn Bartek | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Feb 1981 | Muscatine Co., Iowa - Wilma Jean Engle | | ||
| Marriage | Jan 1983 | Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois - Joan A. Brogan | | ||
| Death | 6 Nov 1988 | Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Cremated | |
Families
| Spouse | Jo Anne Mae McGee ( - ) |
| Child | Valerie Lynn Kirkpatrick (1953 - ) |
| Child | Cheryl Joan Kirkpatrick (1957 - ) |
| Spouse | Marilyn Bartek ( - ) |
| Child | Lori Kay Kirkpatrick (1965 - ) |
| Child | Robert Dodge Kirkpatrick (1969 - ) |
| Spouse | Wilma Jean Engle (1931 - ) |
| Spouse | Joan A. Brogan ( - ) |
| Father | William Bonnie Kirkpatrick (1885 - 1951) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth Williams (1891 - 1981) |
| Sibling | William Julian Kirkpatrick (1916 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Francis Dodge Kirkpatrick (1918 - 2011) |
| Sibling | John Andrew Kirkpatrick AKA Jack W. Curtis (1922 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Warren Wayne Kirkpatrick (1924 - 1973) |
Endnotes
1. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
2. E-Mail from Robert Dodge Kirkpatrick (n.p: 27 October 2003, n.d).
3. E-Mail from Robert Dodge Kirkpatrick (n.p: 27 October 2003, n.d).
4. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992.
5. E-Mail from Robert Dodge Kirkpatrick (n.p: 27 October 2003, n.d).
6. Obituary of Richard L. Kirkpatrick, Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday, November 8, 1988, Page 9.
7. E-Mail from Robert Dodge Kirkpatrick (n.p: 27 October 2003, n.d).
8. Obituary of Richard L. Kirkpatrick, Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday, November 8, 1988, Page 9.
9. Obituary of Richard L. Kirkpatrick, Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday, November 8, 1988, Page 9.