EARL H. RICHARDSON, 92, formerly of Greenwood, Wis., went
home to be with the Lord at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa
Falls on June 1, 2013.
Earl Harry Richardson was born on January 20, 1921, in Zion, Illinois,
the son of Harry and Mildred (Brockway) Richardson.
He attended
elementary school in Zion and high school in Waukegan, Illinois. Earl
enlisted in the U.S. Army Paratroopers, 82nd Airborne Division, 508
Regiment in October 1942. While on leave, he married the former Rachel
Anderson on March 5, 1943, in Zion, Ill., and they shared 70 years
together. Earl served in the European theatre of operation and was
honorably discharged in December 1945.
In 1951, the family moved to
Greenwood where they farmed until 1978. After retiring from farming,
Earl was busy in his workshop, known as Letter Craft, making signs and
letters for businesses and individuals.
He was a member of Missionary
Baptist Church in Greenwood, serving as Sunday School teacher, deacon
and treasurer for many years. He was also a member of the Greenwood
American Legion Post #238 and the Gideon's International. In 1989, Earl
was a founding board member of Liberty Christian School, Chippewa Falls
and its treasurer for over twenty years.
Earl is survived by his wife. Rachel Richardson of Chippewa
Falls; his daughter Patricia (John) Spate of Chippewa Falls;
daughter-in-law Rhoda Richardson of Rockford, Ill.; grandchildren Nathan
(Tara) Spate of
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Jacksonville, Fla., Seth Spate of Winter Garden, Fla.,
Priscilla (Eric) Cole of Huntsville, Ala., Jim
Richardson, Gerry (Karen) Richardson, and Shannon (Mark)
Wallace, all of Rockford, Ill., and Shari (Vance) Threatt
of Pflugerville, Tex.; fourteen great grandchildren; two sisters,
Marjorie (Lyle) Springer of Beach Park, Ill., and Myrtle Ortwig of
Loyal, Wis.; one brother, Glenn (Elsie) Richardson of Zion, Ill.; and
many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.E
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Brent, in 2007; two
sisters, Ethel Pushee and Gladys Curran; and one brother, Ernest
Richardson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at
the Missionary Baptist Church in Greenwood. Rev. Rob Love and Rev. David
Sommerfeld will co-officiate and burial will follow in the Greenwood
City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eric Cole, Seth Spate, John Spate,
Mark Wallace, Nathan Spate and Gerry Richardson. Military rites will be
conducted by the Greenwood American Legion Post #238. Visitation will be
held at the church, on Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. until time of service.
Memorial donations in honor of Earl will be made by the family at a
later date.
Cuddie Funeral Home, of Greenwood, is assisting the family with
arrangements.
[Published in the Marshfield News Herald on June 3,
2013] |
[courtesy of Bill Hart]
Earl enlisted in the Army at Chicago, IL ON 20 October
1942.
Pvt Richardson was transferred to Service Company,
508tth PIR. His date of arrival is unknown as the 1942
Morning Reports for that company are unavailable.
On 9 March 1943, Pfc Richardson was placed on Detached
Service to the 2nd Army Maneuver #3 Camp Forrest, TN. .
On 28 February 1944, he was sent on Detached Service
from Cromore Estates, Ireland as part of the Advance Detail to
England charged with setting up the camp at Nottingham, England.
He was twice awarded the Good Conduct Medal. |
