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July 5, 2012

RICHARD ‘DICK’ CONGER

SEPT. 22, 1929 — JULY 2, 2012

Anonymous The Oskaloosa Herald The Oskaloosa Herald Thu Jul 05, 2012, 10:51 AM CDT

OLLIE — Richard “Dick” Conger, 82, of Ollie, died Monday, July 2, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born Sept. 22, 1929 in Ollie the son of Farris and Laura Sipe Conger. He graduated from Ollie High School. In 1951 he joined the US Army and was stationed in Bamberg, Germany. While in Germany he met Margaret Seelmann and they were united in marriage on May 22, 1954 at Bamberg. In late 1954 he returned to the U.S. with his “war trophies”, his wife and infant daughter Linda. Following his return home he went to work at Kaser Rock Quarry and was foreman of the sand plant at Harvey, Iowa until his retirement in 1992. Following his retirement he worked some for the Winn brothers and did some mechanic work. He enjoyed NASCAR, fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting, watching American Pickers on TV and loved Ford automobiles. Dick was a member of the V.F.W. and American Legion in Richland.

He is survived by his wife: Margaret Conger of Ollie; 4 daughters: Linda Wise, Lisa (& Gordon) Heady, Sonya Sharp all of Fairfield and Peggy (& Daren) Mathias of Richland; 3 sons: Bob (& Lynn) Conger of Fremont, John (& Diane) Conger of Wausau, Wisconsin, and Richard (& Jessica) Conger, Jr. of White House, Tennessee; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and a brother: Francis Conger of Keswick.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter: Tiffany Renee Sharp; a son-in-law: Chuck Sharp; 2 brothers: Ronald “Butch” and Harold Conger; and 2 sisters: Shirley Ann Andeway and Velma Jean Conger.

As was his wish, his body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held Friday, July 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Fremont Funeral Chapel with Reverend Harlan Van Voorst officiating. Visitation will begin Thursday after 12 noon in the Fremont Funeral Chapel and the family will be present at the funeral chapel from 5 until 7 p.m. to greet friends and relatives. Memorials may be made to the Richard Conger Memorial Fund.