Richard A. Stegall

RICHARD STEGALL Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2004, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, 1931 Houser Street. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at the funeral home. Rosary Prayer Service: 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at the funeral home. MUSCATINE, Iowa - Richard Stegall, 77, of Muscatine, died Saturday, October 16, 2004, at his home. The Reverend Jason Crossen of the Ss. Mary and Mathias Parish will officiate. Casket bearers will be Ron Temple, Steve Marks, John Titus, Zach Sigulinsky, Brett Antram, Ben Hunt, Scott Noll, and Todd Lissy. Honorary bearers will be Buck Sander, Charley Terrill, Randy McDonald, Tim McDonald, Kenny Brower, Steve Fifield, and Gary Hatfield. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery with Military Rites provided by the combined squad of the American Legion Post 27 and the V.F.W. Post 1565. Memorials for Mr. Stegall may be made to the American Legion or the Muscatine Humane Society. Online condolences for the Stegall family may be left at www.wittichfuneralhome.com. Richard was born on October 17, 1926, in Muscatine, the s...[more]

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of Chauncey and Alice Johnson Stegall. He married Helen J. Dora on May 9, 1947, in Muscatine. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during World War II. He was a member of the St. Mathias Church, Elks Lodge No. 304, Moose Lodge No. 388, and the American Legion Post 27. Richard joined Thermogas Company in 1957, when Valley Propane and Ammonia Inc., of which he was founder and part-owner, was purchased by Thermogas Company. He served initially as a branch Manager of Thermogas Companies at Fruitland and Wilton Junction. In 1959, he was promoted to District Manager. During 1962, he was promoted to Regional Manager and transferred to the newly acquired Indiana region and served in that area until January 1, 1968. In 1968, he was made a Vice President and transferred to Thermogas Inc. in Des Moines. He retired from Thermogas/Mapco in 1981. He and Helen moved to Kent, Iowa, and Richard took up farming, a cow calf operation and custom bailing. In 1997, Richard and Helen returned to Muscatine. Survivors include three daughters, Sandy Stegall of Muscatine, Sherie Lemon of Fisher, Indiana, and Sarah Krieger of Muscatine; four grandchildren, Courtney Krieger, Benjamin Krieger, Andrew Lemon and Laura Thorn; one brother, Roger Stegall of Fruitland; and two sisters, Marge Arnold of Bloomington, Illinois, and Kathy Zimmerman of Muscatine. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife in December of 2003, one brother, Keith Stegall, and one grandson, Richard Lemon.