Obituary of Richard William Dickenson

He was born in Akron, OH on August 6, 1931, a son of the late Forest M. and Euna (Purdon) Dickenson. On November 1, 1952, he was married to Laura (Forsythe) Dickenson who predeceased him on November 30, 2007. He was also predeceased by a brother Charles. Richard was a machinist and welder for the former Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation in Dansville for 17 years. He had also worked at the Kennedy Space Center and Boeing Aircraft as an Industrial Engineer and Machinist. He was a US Air Force veteran serving from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the IAM # 1442 at Foster Wheeler, the Fawcett Post of The American Legion in Canaseraga, the Canaseraga Fire Department, and the Canaseraga Masonic Lodge # 0781 of the F&AM. He also had served as a trustee for the Village of Canaseraga. He is survived by three daughters, Pam (James) Claud of Dansville, Marsha (Richard) Scott of Canaseraga and Laura (Peter) Scheible of Atlanta, NY, six grandchildren, Heather (Don) Sanders, Matthew Derby, Kristen (Bill) Greunke, Michelle (Jonny) DeRitter, Kaitlyn (Dan) Baker, and Danielle (Zack) Fleishman, six great-grandchildren and a brother James Dickenson of Memphis, TN. Friends may call Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Hindle Funeral Home, Inc., 271 Main St., Dansville, where services will be held at Monday at 10:00am with the Rev. Shawn Harnish officiating. Interment with full military honors will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville. Online remembrances may be left at HindleFuneralHome.com. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.