Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lawless, Richard "Dick" L. March 20, 2022
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Sat. March 26, 2022

                      RICHARD L. LAWLESS

PORTLAND-Richard L. Lawless, age 93, of Portland, passed away on Sunday, March 
20, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born on a farm in Portland, the son of 
Laura (Snitgen) and John Lawless. Dick was a 1946 graduated of Portland high 
School. He worked at Oldsmobile in Lansing was an Experimental Tool maker and 
was the Supervisor of the Experimental Machine Shop. Dick served his country in 
Austria during the Korean War. He was a devoted member of the St.Patrick 
Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus #2968 and the VFW Post #4090 in 
Portland. In retirement, Dick devoted countless hours at St.Patrick Parish 
School Rectory and ground smith. He was instrumental in starting the Plants and 
Grounds Committee. He built several houses, including several for Habitat for 
Humanity. Dick served as the Treasurer for the Portland Little League for over 
30 years.He was proud of his Irish Heritage and loved celebrating St.Patrick's 
Day.

Dick is survived by his loving wife or 67 years Shirley (Stump) Lawless; 
children,Kaye (Ron) Bos, Dan (Denise) Lawless, Dave (Tammy) Lawless, and Nancy 
(Brian) Wohlscheid; 13 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Darrel Kempf at 11:00 
a.m., Thursday March 24, 2022 at St.Patrick Catholic Church. Rite of Committal 
will follow at Portland Cemetery. Military  Honors will be provided by the VFW 
Post #4090. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at 
the Lehman Funeral Home, E.210 Bridge St,Portland with the rosary being prayed 
at 3:30 p.m. at the Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E. Bridge Street, Portland. For 
those wishing, memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick athletic 
Association in memory of lehmanfuneralhomes.com

Additional Comments:
Portland Cem.
Korea War Veteran

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