Richard James (Dick) Walsh

1928 - 2008  (79 years)

• Name	Richard James (Dick) Walsh
  Birth	1 Mar 1928	Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jan 2008	Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	MOUNT SAVAGE — Richard “Dick” Walsh, 79, of Mount Savage, passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the Golden Living Center, Meyersdale, Pa., surrounded by his family. Born March 1, 1928, in Mount Savage, he was the son of the late Earl Lester Walsh and Margaret E. (Pratt) Walsh. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth A. (Bowers) Walsh on Aug. 7, 2001; one brother, Earl Joe Walsh; one sister, Mary Margaret Rice; one brother-in-law, Raymond L. Sites; two nieces, Sharon J. Walsh and Gina Sue Walsh. Mr. Walsh was a mechanic/heavy equipment operator for Bachman Contractors for several years, and he was a retired tractor and trailer mechanic with Ryder Truck Rental for Kelly-Springfield Tire Company. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Dick was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Mount Savage, Old Rail Post 24 V.F.W., Mount Savage, and Farrady Post 24 American Legion, Frostburg. He is survived by his only daughter, Lou Ann (Walsh) Shaffer and husband John “Bill” Shaffer; one sister, Rita (Walsh) Sites, of Catonsville; one brother, John E. “Jack” Walsh and wife Jeanie, of Mount Savage; one sister-in-law, Eleanor (Grabenstein) Walsh; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home P.A. 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 8:30 p.m., led by Father Patrick Bessel. A funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Patrick’s Cath-olic Church, Mount Savage, on Monday at 11 a.m. with Father Patrick Bessel as celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Mount Savage. Military honors will be accorded at graveside by members of the Old Rail Post 6025 V.F.W. and Farrady Post 24 A.L. Honor Guards. Pallbearers will be his nephews, Denny Joe Walsh, Benny Joe Walsh, Bobby Joe Willingham, John E. Walsh Jr., Donnie Rice, Ray Sites, Gary Sites, Tom Walsh and Earl Rice. Honorary pallbearers will be his nieces, Renee Loovis and Debbie Albright. I would like to thank each and every one of the staff members at Rest Assured Assisted Living Center, the Meyersdale Medical Center and the Golden Living Center, all of Meyersdale, for the care and love you provided to my father in his time of need, Lou Ann Shaffer. January 25, 2008, Cumberland Times-News He was buried on 28 Jan 2008 in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Mount Savage, Allegany Co., Maryland.
  Person ID	I47593	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Earl L. Walsh   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret E. Pratt   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F17846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Arvada Bowers,   b. 31 Oct 1929, Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland d. 7 Aug 2001, Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Lou Ann Walsh,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F17848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021