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Richard Lowell Rumfelt
Soldotna, Alaska resident Richard Lowell “Dick” Rumfelt died Aug. 13, 2001 at
his home in Soldotna, Alaska. He was 69.
Friends joined to celebrate Dick's life Aug.
22, at Sport Lake Cabin on Moser St. next to the Sport Lake Boat Launch, near
Sterling, Alaska. His ashes will be interred in Spruce Grove Memorial Park
Cemetery at Kasilof, Alaska.
Mr. Rumfelt was born Jan. 11, 1932 in Geneseo,
N.Y. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954. He moved to Alaska in
1951, living in the Anchorage area. In 1962, he moved to the Kenai/Soldotna
area. He worked as a self-employed building contractor.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, auto mechanics,
playing cards and visiting with friends. His friends said, “Dick was a person so
many people relied on and loved. He was a 'grouchy' man with a kind heart. He
could build or make anything work. Dick's family and friends will truly miss
him.”
He is preceded in death by his parents, Michael
and Viola and brothers, Franklin and Ralph. He is survived by his sisters, Norma
Rumfelt and Dora Thompson of New York and his many friends. Arrangements were by
Peninsula Memorial Chapel, Kenai, Alaska.
Source: Lake & Valley Clarion,
Livingston Co., NY, 23 August 2001
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