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Life Legacy
Richard L. Newkirk, age 57, Birmingham, Michigan, Died February 27, 2010 in Delta County, Michigan as a result of a snowmobile accident. He was born May 5, 1952, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Harold J. and Rosa Lee (Emerson) Newkirk.
Dick graduated from Watkins Memorial High School in 1970, and Bowling Green State University in 1974. He retired in 2007 from Ford Motor Company after 30 years of service. He loved boating and winter sports.
He is preceded in death by his father Harold J Newkirk in 1998, his grandparents H. Lee Emerson and M. Gladys Emerson, Charles and Alberta Newkirk, Doyle and Gertrude Skeen.
He is survived by his mother Rosa Lee Newkirk of Kirkersville and Sebring, Florida; his sister Sally (Stephen) Barton of Washington, Illinois; niece Jessica A Deeds (Seth Soja) Chicago, Illinois; nephews Jeffrey J. Deeds (Kayla Lanning) East Peoria, Illinois, Robert Barton Washington, Illinois; great-niece Emma Deeds; aunts and uncles Judy Emerson of Pataskala, Robert (Mary) Newkirk , Carol Skeen all of Bellefontaine, Ohio; Dorothea Lynd and Richard (Annabelle) Reelhorn, all of Pataskala; several cousins; friend Irene Saites of Troy, Michigan; former wife Karen Newkirk of Northville, Michigan.
His family will receive friends on Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at the HOSKINSON FUNERAL HOME, 285 E Main St. in Kirkersville and 1 hour prior to funeral services at the funeral home on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Dick will be buried in the family plot at Kirkersville Cemetery.
His family has requested that expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial contributions be directed to the Kirkersville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 7, Kirkersville, Ohio 43033. An on-line video tribute and guest register are available at www.hoskinsonfuneral.com.
Hoskinson Funeral Home is honored to care for the Newkirk family.
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Born: May 5, 1952
Place of Birth: Columbus, OH
Death: February 27, 2010
Place of Death: Delta County, MI
Occupation: Retired Accountant
Hobbies: Boating, Winter Sports
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Memorial donations may be made to:
Kirkersville United Methodist Church
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This memorial provided by:
Hoskinson Funeral Home
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