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Service:
Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on
Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Zion Cemetery in Lincoln
Celebration of Life reception to
be held at the American Legion Post 263 in Lincoln
immediately following.
Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Richard Thomas Montcalm, 85, of
Lincoln, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at
The Christian Village in Lincoln.
Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on
Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Zion Cemetery in Lincoln
with Mr. Ron Otto officiating. Military rites will
be accorded by American Legion Post #263. A
reception will follow at the American Legion.
Richard Thomas Montcalm was born on November 11,
1933, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Thomas and
Wanista Grunig Montcalm.
In 1945 Richard's parents divorced and his mother
and step-father Gordon "Red" Tomski moved to
Lincoln. Richard joined the United States Army at
age 17 in 1951. Before turning 18, Richard had
completed basic training and jump school. Richard
was assigned to Company "B" 505th Airborne at Fort
Bragg N.C. He was honorably discharged on February
3, 1954.
Richard enjoyed telling the story
that after his military service the local draft
board threatened to have him arrested for not
registering for the draft on his 18th birthday.
Richard returned to Lincoln and was about to
reenlist in the Army but landed a job as a fireman
at Lincoln Development Center.
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Richard married Beverly Williams in
June of 1955. In 1958, Richard was hired as a City
of Lincoln Fireman. He served 38 years, retiring as
an Assistant Chief.
Richard is survived by his sons: Mike (Lisa), Rich
(Ann), five grandsons, one granddaughter, two
great-grandsons, and one great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 2018 and
oldest son, Mark, in 2013.
Richard was a humble and hard working man. The last
couple years of his life he shared how tough life
was growing up in Detroit and the impact World War
II had on him. Richard was always grateful to have
had a family and home.
Memorials may be made to the City of Lincoln Fire
Department Training Fund.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Peasley
Funeral Home.
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