Richard F. VerHalen, age 75, served on the USS Wainwright, WW II. “Lover of family and life and giver of joy”. Cherished husband of Catherine, nee Bieniek-Buxton and the late Patricia, nee Dillon; loving father of Barbara (Tim) McCluskey, Stephen (Jane) VerHalen and John (Bettina) Ver Halen, and Joanne (Stephen) Hanson; cherished step-father of Eileen Buxton, Patricia (Phillip) Puch, Margaret (Carlos) Larco and Kristine Buxton; grandfather of 11; fond brother of Dorothy (the late Raymond) Welter, Harold (June) Ver Halen and the late Gladys Leider and Albert Ver Halen; uncle and great-uncle to many. Funeral Tuesday, at 10:45 a.m. from The John E. Maloney Funeral Home, 1359 W. Devon Ave. to St. Jerome Church, Mass 11:15 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Visitation Monday, from 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral info: 773-764-1617 or www.legacy.com
