Richard Heronemus

Richard "Dick" C. Heronemus age 83, returned to his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. He was born June 12, 1932 in Madison, WI to Norma H. (Dersch) and William S. Heronemus, youngest of 7 children. Richard married the love of his life, Lois A. Bradley, on March 7, 1954 and shared 61 years of a loving Christ centered marriage. Together, they raised 3 children, Jill (Kelly) Foster, Lori (Andrew) Barrieau and Steven (Suzanne) Heronemus. Richard was also the proud grandfather of 8 grandchildren, Alex, Emily, Lisa, Gina, Michelle, John, Matthew and Claire; and 2 great grandchildren, Lyra and Oliver. He is also survived by his brother, John and sister, Rosemary Pech. Dick was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Helen, Joyce, William E., and Elizabeth. Richard was a dedicated and loving husband, father, friend, and follower of Christ. After graduating from UW Madison with a BS of Business Administration, he provided for his family working in Human Resources with Appleton Papers, Citizen's Bank, Bemis Corporation, and self-employment. He proudly served his country in the Navy during the Korean War. Dick was very active in the community and church, including Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Sheboygan Yacht Club, United Way, and Trinity Lutheran Church. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, September 22 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 824 Wisconsin Ave., with Rev. Timothy Mech presiding. Visitation at church from 9:00 AM until time of service with a luncheon and time of fellowship following the service in the church gymnasium. Private committal will be at Woodland Cemetery, Kohler. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the Trinity Lutheran Organ Fund or Adaptive Sailing Program of Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan, P.O. Box 1317 Sheboygan, WI 53082, www.seasheboygan.org.