Richard McLaud
September 5, 1934 ~ March 23, 2017
Richard McLaud, 82, of Cedar Rapids, passed Thursday March 23, 2017, at Hospice House, Hiawatha. Funeral Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, by Evangelist Lawrence Pencook. Visitation: two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
Survivors include his children, Marye McLaud, Lisa Armstrong, Jodi (Tim) James, Jeffrey (Deanna) McLaud, and Joyce McLaud; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one on the way; sister, Joyce Fritz; and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends.
Richard Dean McLaud was born September 5, 1934, to Charles and Ollie (Allen) McLaud, in Iowa City. He attended Roosevelt High School and Kirkwood College, then joined the Navy in 1960. After leaving the Navy, he became a police officer, then Special Deputy Sheriff for Benton and Linn County, where he earned the nickname Keebe. He belonged to the Teamsters Local 238. Richard enjoyed fishing and genealogy, and could be found watching boxing, karate, and wrestling. He loved spending time with his family, storytelling, and was always joking and making people laugh.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie; parents; daughter, Lora; son, Richard Jr.; granddaughter, Journie; and brothers, Charles, David, and Bobby McLaud.
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Jeff, Dee and McLaud Family,
So sorry for your loss. I always enjoyed visiting with Mr. McLaud, as I always referred to him, when I saw him around town, I will always remember him with a smile. RIP.
Dave Lauer
To say Richard was interested in family history would be an understatement. When it came to connecting ancestors he was better than a computer. Many times when I failed to find a name on the Internet Richard was able to tell you the relationship. Every summer Richard would head up to Dumont, Iowa for the Allen-Harlan reunion. Checking the cemeteries in the area followed by meeting cousins was the highlight of the Saturday. We miss you big guy!
Carol and Larry Allen
McLaud Family: We are so sorry for the loss of Richard. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Jim & Helen Yeisley
So sorry to hear of Richard’s passing. Hard to believe there will no longer be surprise telephone calls and messages from “Cousin Richard”. Please accept our sympathy–there was only ONE Richard!! Jim & Mary Lou Rogers
There are so many memories with him I can’t even begin to count them all. All the time I spent around their house as a kid, they became a second family to me. One of my most vivid memories is the day I came down to ride bikes with Joyce and I had a shiny new horn my dad had installed on my bike. While Joyce and I were racing around, I got too close to their mailbox with my bike and snapped the horn right in half, breaking it. Crying hysterically, as I knew I’d be in deep doo doo when i got home, Keebe came outside to see why I was upset. He said he had a magical tool that could fix it, which turned out to be a soldering iron. Good as new, it was. Funny, I was so excited and amazed at how he had fixed it I ended up ratting on myself to my dad the second I got home. “Guess what Joyce’s dad did for me today, he really saved my butt!” He was a great man, and I will miss him.