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Richard Lenchner

 Richard Charles “Dick” Lenchner 72 of Clinton, Il. passed away 1:56 PM, March 12, 2020, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.

 

Graveside Services with Military Honors will be 1 PM, Monday, March 16, 2020, at Mausoleum Park Cemetery, Clinton, IL with Chaplain Marc Rogers officiating. There will be no visitation.  Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, IL is in charge of arrangements.

 

Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society.

 

Dick was born on October 30, 1947, in St. Paul, Minnesota the son of Benjamin Jacob and Geraldine (McKinney) Lenchner.   He married Paula Gail Larson.  She passed away on February 1, 2006.

 

Survivors include his son, Benjamin (Billie) Lenchner, Ocala, FL; 2 grandsons, Kyle (Serena) Livingston, Ocala, FL, and Justin Lenchner, Ocala, FL; 2 great-grandchildren, Cooper Livingston and Abiegail Livingston; 2 brothers, Tom (Betty) Lenchner, Maroa, IL and Steve (Adele) Lenchner, Clinton, IL.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother, Robert Lenchner.

 

Dick was a US Army veteran.  He served in the 2nd Infantry Div. in Korea during the Vietnam War.  He was an AMVETS member.

 

Online condolences may be made at www.calvertmemorial.com.