- Date Of Birth: August 29, 1921
- Date Of Death: March 8, 2018
- State: Indiana
Richard A. “Dick” McCreary, 96, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 4:31 pm.
He was born Aug. 29, 1921 in Thief River Falls, MN to the late John and Ida Belle (Clark) McCreary, and leaves behind his beloved wife Shirley R. (Neterer), who survives at home.
Also surviving are his children John (Linda) McCreary, Mark (Nell) McCreary and Beth (Mark) Price, all of Elkhart; grandchildren Brandon (Mackenzie), Sean, Erik and Patrick McCreary and Rachel and Matthew Brown and great grandchildren Ezra, Zelda, Ashlynn and Austyn McCreary. Preceding him in death is a son, Brian McCreary, and siblings Evangeline, Clifford, John Marvin, Jeanette, Kathryn, Thelma and George Henry McCreary.
Dick was employed as an electrician at Federal Paperboard of Elkhart for over 43 years, retiring in 1984. He was a member of the Northside Baptist Church and Bristol American Legion Post #143. He enjoyed spending his summers and holidays at Birch Lake, and also liked camping at Potato Creek or up in Michigan’s U.P. He served honorably in the US Navy, both during WWII in New Hebrides and during Korea in Japan.
