IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Richard Thomas
Gruchala
June 25, 1952 – June 25, 2014
Obituary
Richard T. "Rick" Gruchala, age 62, born June 25, 1952, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at his home, in O'Fallon, Ill.
Rick was a senior claims consultant for Allsup, Inc. He enjoyed golfing with his friends and family and telling his sons tall tales of his time on the open range. Rick grew up in St. Louis and attended Seven Holy Founders grade school. He was an alumnus of Augustinian High School Class of 1970, and SMSU in Springfield, Mo. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.
Surviving are his wife, Linda , nee Allen, Gruchala, of O'Fallon; his twin sons Nicholas of O'Fallon, and Luke (Leah) Gruchala, of Belleville; grandson Blake; and two brothers Harry (Patty) Gruchala of Houston, Tex., and James (Mary) Gruchala, of St. Louis, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his parents Harry Joseph and Clarice Elizabeth, nee Zinselmeyer, Gruchala, and his son Benjamin Thomas Gruchala.
Memorials are suggested to Stand Up To Cancer, File 1224, 1801 W. Olympic Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91199-1224 (www.standup2cancer.org/give). or to SIDS Resources, Inc., 1120 South Sixth Street, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63104 (www.sidsresources.org).
Visitation: Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 pm, Friday, June 27, 2014 at Wolfersberger Funeral Home, O'Fallon.
Funeral: Funeral Service will begin at 11:00 am, Saturday, June 28, 2014 at O'Fallon First United Methodist Church, O'Fallon, Ill.
Rick was a senior claims consultant for Allsup, Inc. He enjoyed golfing with his friends and family and telling his sons tall tales of his time on the open range. Rick grew up in St. Louis and attended Seven Holy Founders grade school. He was an alumnus of Augustinian High School Class of 1970, and SMSU in Springfield, Mo. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.
Surviving are his wife, Linda , nee Allen, Gruchala, of O'Fallon; his twin sons Nicholas of O'Fallon, and Luke (Leah) Gruchala, of Belleville; grandson Blake; and two brothers Harry (Patty) Gruchala of Houston, Tex., and James (Mary) Gruchala, of St. Louis, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his parents Harry Joseph and Clarice Elizabeth, nee Zinselmeyer, Gruchala, and his son Benjamin Thomas Gruchala.
Memorials are suggested to Stand Up To Cancer, File 1224, 1801 W. Olympic Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91199-1224 (www.standup2cancer.org/give). or to SIDS Resources, Inc., 1120 South Sixth Street, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63104 (www.sidsresources.org).
Visitation: Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 pm, Friday, June 27, 2014 at Wolfersberger Funeral Home, O'Fallon.
Funeral: Funeral Service will begin at 11:00 am, Saturday, June 28, 2014 at O'Fallon First United Methodist Church, O'Fallon, Ill.
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