Obituary: Richard Rosenberg
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He is survived by his wife Betty ofbrSt Ansgar, son Joseph ( friend Melissa) of St Ansgar, daughter Julie (WaylonbrBrown) of Osage, grandchildren Remy & Raina Rosenberg of Rochester, MN andbrReece & Elyse Brown of Osage, IA, brothers Bradley(Pearl) Rosenberg ofbrRoberts, WI & Jeffrey(Kris) Rosenberg of Grafton, IA, sisters Rebeccabr(Marc) Haxton of Clear Lake, IA & Susan Horsfall of St. Ansgar,brbrothers-in-law Gary (Kelly) Faas of Lyle, MN & Greg (Mindy) Faas of Osage,brIA, sister-in-law Bonnie Faas of Mona, IA. He is preceded in death by hisbrparents Robert Rosenberg, Phyllis Norby & Harvey Norby, and granddaughterbrBree Rosenberg.
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Richard was born on March 24, 1952,brto Robert Rosenberg and Phyllis Norby. He graduated from St. Ansgar High Schoolbrand attended NIACC. He started Rich’s Spraying Service in 1971. He marriedbrBetty Jean Faas on November 18, 1972. Richard and his father Robert started Rbr& R Fertilizer in 1973 and worked with his brothers. After the FertilizerbrBusiness, Richard raised livestock and grain with his wife and son until hisbrdeath. He was a Director for Heartland Power since 1993 and President of thebrBoard of Directors since 1995. Richard enjoyed going out to Sturgis and ridingbrmotorcycle in the Black Hills with a stop in Rochford for a Grain Belt beer. Hebralso enjoyed many 98.7 tractor rides. Family was really important to him and hebrenjoyed spending a lot of time with his grandkids. This last summer the kidsbrgot Richard a man’s best friend, a puppy, and he named her Marshmallow.
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A funeral is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.bron Monday, February 1, 2021 at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgarbrwith Rev. David Werges officiating. All are welcome to attend and celebratebrRichard’s life. A Visitation will be held from 3:00- 5:00 p.m. on Sunday,brJanuary 31, 2021 at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar. Burial willbrbe at St. John’s Cemetery.
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Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,brSt. Ansgar, 641-713-4920, www.schroederfuneralhomes.com
