Richard Lee Shumaker

RICHARD LEE SHUMAKER

Wayland

Richard Lee Shumaker, 83, of Wayland, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at the Parkview Home in Wayland. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at the Wayland Mennonite Church. Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at the church. Burial will be at the North Hill Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for the Wayland Mennonite Church and the Wayland Fire Department. the Beatty Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Richard Lee Shumaker was born Dec. 12, 1936, in Wayland, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Hazel (Warth) Shumaker. Richard graduated from the Wayland High School in 1955. He was united into marriage to Rosemary Liechty on June 10, 1956, at the Wayland Mennonite Church. Richard was a member of the Wayland Fire Department for 42 years and was a member of the Wayland Mennonite Church. He enjoyed camping, square dancing, wood working and watching the Hawkeyes.

Richard is survived by his wife, Rosemary; children, Michael (Carol) Shumaker of Wayland, Pamela (Philip) Roth of Burlington and Scott (Misti) Shumaker of Winfield; grandchildren, Jacob Shumaker, Joshua Shumaker, Jennifer (Zach) Wahl, Jonathon Shumaker, Hanna Roth (Dave Smith), Joe Roth (Haylee Crenshaw), and Nikita, Bianca and Darius Shumaker; and seven great-grandchildren.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Edwin Shumaker.