Obituary: Wiegand

Posted on February 12, 2017

Richard Wiegand

Fairbury – Richard Wiegand, 90, of Fairbury, passed away at 5:14am, February 12, 2017, at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

His funeral will be held at 10:00am, Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at the Fairbury Apostolic Christian Church. Ministers of the church will be officiating.

Burial will be in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Fairbury.

Visitation will be held from 4-8:00pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury and 9-9:45am, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the church.

Memorials may be made to Fairbury Apostolic Christian Church or Apostolic Christian Harvest Call.

Richard was born March 1, 1926, in Dunlap, the son of Paul W. and Edna M. Claudin Wiegand.

He married Betty Plattner on July 25, 1948, in Peoria. She survives.

Also surviving are his son Brian (Jackie) Wiegand of Fairbury; daughter, Barbara (Charlie) Schaffer of Fairbury; four grandchildren, Neon Davis of Pontiac, Galen (Kim) Schaffer of Chatsworth, Nathan (Crystal) Schaffer and Alesha (Steve) Tooley both of

Fairbury; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

Three brothers, two sisters, and his parents preceded him in death.

He was a veteran of the United States Army serving from 1952-1954.

Richard was a farmer retiring in 1988.

He is a member of the Fairbury Apostolic Christian Church.

An online registry is available at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.

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