Richard Osterholz
February 03, 1932 - December 06, 2014
Obituary
Richard A. “Dick” Olsterholz, 82, of Platteville died on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the VA Hospital, Madison. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the Lutheran Church of Peace, Platteville. Rev. Jeff Pedersen will officiate. Chapel military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post #42 and VFW Post #5274. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, at a later date. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. The Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, is serving the family. Memorials may be made to the Richard Osterholz Memorial Fund. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com
Richard was born on February 3, 1932 in Platteville, Wisconsin, the son of Mandy and Lanie (Kramer) Osterholz. He was united in marriage to Nancy Jo Cairy on October 8, 1965. She preceded him in death on December 26, 2013. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Dick hauled milk for Sheldon Trucking. He later worked at UW-Platteville in various departments, doing maintenance, being a security guard and later in the power plant. He worked at John Deere for a few years before doing maintenance and customer care at Pioneer Ford, Platteville, from 1985 to 2003 until his retirement. He was a life member of the VFW, member of the Lutheran Church of Peace. He served as a volunteer fireman in Platteville for 15 years, 1959 – 1970 and later 1974 – 1979. He enjoyed coaching his sons in little league baseball when they were young. He was an avid fisherman, always enjoying his country music and following the Brewers, Packers and Badgers. He is survived by his two sons, David and Daniel (Stacey) Osterholz; three grandchildren, Nathan Richard, Erik William and Laney; brothers, Robert and Herbert Osterholz; sisters-in-law, Ruth Osterholz, Ada Osterholz, Karen (Ron) Boldt, Kathy Cairy, and Carol Burris-Cairy. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son, William, brothers, Don, Charles and Harold and sister, Betty Christianson.