Richard
Dec. 8, 1931 - Nov. 6, 2004
God saw he was getting tired
And a cure could not be found
So he put his loving arms
around him
And whispered 'Come with Me'
With tear filled eyes we
watched him suffer
and fade away
Although we loved him deeply
We could not make him stay.
His golden heart stopped beating
Gentle hand put to rest
It broke our hearts to let him go
But we're rejoicing,
he's reached his goal
Richard bravely fought Parkinsons for 18 years. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Anne, three children Larry Ehrenholz, Cindy VanderZalm, Laurel Mushaluk and their spouses Angie, David, and Roger respectivley.
Richard leaves 4 grandchildren, Brittany and Marie VanderZalm, and Travis and Jenelle Oystryk. He is also survived by five siblings, Augusta (Karl Kullman), Walter (Louise) Ehrenholz, Renate (Louis) Durante, Giesela Hamilton and Adeline (Doug) Robb.
He was predeceased by his Father Julius, Mutti Ema and brother Werner.
My loving husband and our Dad and Papa, 'You will always be in our hearts. We miss you already'.
A memorial will be held on Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 12:00 noon at Heritage Alliance Church, 3440 Mt. Lehman road, Abbotsford, B.C.
If you so desire, in memory of Richard, a donation to the Canadian Food for the Hungry, would be gratefully accepted at the memorial.