| Visitation:  
							4:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the 
							Family Life Center in Mount Pulaski Service:  
							10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Mount 
							Pulaski Christian Church 
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski 
							Obituary  
							 
							Richard G. Stewart, 78, of Mount 
							Pulaski passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 
							Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. 
 Richard was born on March 23, 1941 in Niantic, the 
							son of William John and Mildred Fern (Beck) Stewart. 
							He married Clara A. Ramlow on December 19, 1969. She 
							preceded him in death on February 27, 1996.
 
 Richard is survived by his daughters, Tammy (Gene) 
							Collins of Mount Pulaski, and Stacy (Jason Evers) 
							Rentmeister of Rochester; his grandchildren, Devon 
							(Alyssa) Sutton of Lincoln, Harley Collins of Mount 
							Pulaski, Eryn (Chase Wright) Leever of Chestnut, 
							Erika (Nathan) Applegate of Lincoln, BreAnna (Evan 
							Applegate) Rentmeister of Lincoln, Je’Na Rentmeister 
							of Mount Pulaski and Alec and Rachel Evers of 
							Rochester; his brothers, Kenny Stewart of Illiopolis, 
							Ronald (Mary) Stewart of Mount Pulaski, Delmar (Sue) 
							Stewart of Mount Pulaski, and Dennis Stewart of 
							Mount Pulaski; his sister, Janice Cook of Mount 
							Pulaski; and his five great-grandchildren.
 
 
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							Richard is preceded in death by his 
							parents; wife; and brothers, Gary, Jerry, and Mark.
 Richard was very active with the Lake Fork Community 
							Center. He enjoyed fishing, mowing and spending time 
							with his grandchildren. Richard also enjoyed 
							woodworking and hunting for arrowheads.
 
 Services for Richard will be held at 10:00 a.m. on 
							Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Mount Pulaski Christian 
							Church with Mark Weber officiating. Visitation will 
							take place from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 
							2019 at the Family Life Center in Mount Pulaski. 
							Burial will follow the services at Steenbergen 
							Cemetery in Mount Pulaski, where full military rites 
							will be accorded by the Mount Pulaski American 
							Legion Post #447.
 
 Memorial donations may be made in Richard’s name to 
							the Lake Fork Community Center or the Mount Pulaski 
							Christian Church.
 
 Services have been entrusted to 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski.
 
            
            				
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