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Name: Richard E. Egolf
Spouse: Stella M. Carter Egolf
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DECEASED 2008,
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1960 Attended from through

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Birthdate: November 9, 1942   
Date of Death: September 28, 2008  
       

Current Occupation:

Dick's TV-Appliances
 

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RICHARD E. EGOLF, 65, of Columbia City, died at 1:20 a.m. Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

He was born November 9, 1942 in Whitley County a son of Wilbur E. and Marjorie I. (Hively) Egolf. His formative years were spent in Columbia Township. He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School.

On May 18, 1963 he married Stella M. Carter. They made their first home in Columbia Township, always residing in Whitley County. Five years ago they moved into Columbia City.

He joined his father in the operations of Egolf TV & Appliance and worked for WA Jones for a few years before establishing Dick's TV Sales & Service over 40 years ago.

A member of First Church of God, he was a one of the founding fathers of Columbia City Jaycees and a member of Rotary Club and Kiwanis. An honorary fireman for Columbia Township Volunteer Fire Department, he was an active fireman for over 25 years.

Surviving relatives include his wife, Stella; four daughters, Angela D. Whitt, Lisa R. (Mark) Stoddard, Kelli J. (Ronald) Betts and Sara D. Egolf; seven grandchildren, Erin R. Whitt, Susan E. (Joel) Warstler, Tami M. Whitt, James Richard Stoddard, Alexander T. Stoddard, Jillian A. Betts and Samuel C. Thompson; his mother and step father, Marjorie and Kenneth Schneider; a brother, Ronald Egolf; and two step brothers, David Schneider and Daniel Schneider.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy S. Egolf and a brother, Robert D. Egolf.

The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City with Pastor Randy Samuels officiating. The burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

An Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Service will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

For those who wish, memorials may be made to Columbia Township Volunteer Fire Department or First Church of God Building Fund.


The Post & Mail Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Friends: Community lost a good man

By TJ HEMLINGER
Staff writer

Dick Egolf will be missed by hundreds, if not thousands, of Whitley County's residents. Many of them knew him as a friend, others knew him as a businessman, still others were familiar with him through his work as a firefighter.

But Dick, who ran Dick's TV Sales and Service for more than 40 years, was simply a good man, those who knew him well said. Egolf died Saturday.

"He was always honest," his longtime friend Harold Schauber said, "and extremely fair with elderly people. He'd go on service calls when he knew they didn't have any money."

A lifelong friend, Jack Walker, said, "He was just a good person." The two were born two days apart in Wolf Lake Hospital and went through school together, forming a friendship that lasted decades. They were best men at each other's weddings, and Jack and his wife were godparents to Dick and Stella's eldest daughter, Angie. "I never had a brother other than him. I'd stay at his home (growing up), and he'd stay at mine."

Dick liked golf, and he and Jack and two other friends from high school, Austin Spencer and Larry Gregory, would go visit another former classmate, Paul Radke, in Michigan, and maybe get in some pheasant hunting.

"He devoted his time and energies to the people of Whitley County," Harold said. "He was a very religious person; he was a long-time member of the First Church of God."

Jack said, "He was the kind of guy, he'd do anything for you. He didn't smoke, and he didn't drink. He was just a good person, and a friend to everybody.

"I don't know of anybody that would say anything bad about him."

Harold said he wants to remember his former business partner of more than 25 years and a business associate for 33 years as a friend as well as a businessman.

"We had a very good relationship," Harold said. "One thing that's difficult is to be in business with a person and maintain a good relationship. We didn't always see eye-to-eye, but we would resolve it."

Jack said, "He liked to play some golf, but what he did was work six days a week at the store."

Harold summed up the feelings of many by saying, "He devoted his whole life for the service of Whitley County."
 
Last Updated: 10-02-2008 Alumni ID: 13485
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