Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....PIERCE, Richard Alan 
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Cemetery:           Albion Prairie Cemetery, Albion, Dane Co., Wi.
Name:               Richard Alan PIERCE
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PIERCE, Richard Alan
27 Aug 1923-13 Aug 2004
Son of Daniel Marsden and Melvina A. (LUND) PIERCE.
Married Barbara May LYNTS on 07 Sep 1947 in Edgerton
Congregational United Church of Christ, Edgerton, Rock Co.,
Wi.

Pierce, Richard Alan  EDGERTON -Richard Alan Pierce, age 80,
of Edgerton, passed away on Friday, Aug. 13, 2004, at the
Edgerton Memorial Community Hospital Long Term Care. He was
born on Aug. 27, 1923, in Edgerton, the son of the late
Daniel and Melvina (Lund) Pierce. Richard was united in
marriage on Sept. 7, 1947, to Barbara Lynts at the Edgerton
Congregational United Church of Christ, were he was a
member. Richard graduated from Edgerton High School in 1940.
After graduation he enrolled at the UW-Madison and he
enlisted in the United States Army were he worked at the
Pentagon during World War II. After his stint in the Army he
re-enrolled at the UW-Madison, where he was a member of the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, graduating in 1949 with a
B.A. He was employed by Blue Cross/Blue Shield were he was
vice president of marketing and a member of the National
Association of BC/BS. He sold insurance plans to many major
corporations such as the auto industry and Kmart. After his
retirement he sold real estate for sometime. He was also a
member of the Edgerton Rotary Club and the American Legion.
He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Barbara of
Edgerton; a daughter, Elizabeth (Robert) Thompson of
Ridgefield, Conn.; two sons, Richard Alan (Margaret) Pierce
II of Arlington, and Gregory (Susan) Pierce of Park Ridge,
Ill.; six grandchildren, Sarah (Aaron) Tubbs, Douglas
Thompson, Gregory P.L. Pierce Jr., Daniel R. Pierce, Henry
Pierce and Timothy L. Pierce; two brothers-in-law, Paul
Lynts of Milwaukee, and George (Joan) Lynts of Edgerton; and
several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a
granddaughter, Elizabeth Pierce; and a brother, Daniel
Pierce. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 21,
2004, at 2 p.m. at the EDGERTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH with
the Rev. George Calhoun and Richard Lewis officiating.
Burial will be in the Albion Prairie Cemetery. Friends may
call on Friday Aug. 20, 2004, at the EHLERT-WARD FUNERAL
HOME, 315 Lord St., Edgerton, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. and
at the church on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until the time of
the services. There will be full military services at the
cemetery by the Edgerton Memorial Squad.



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