Richard Simon
Richard W. “Dick” Simon, 58, of Canton, died Jan. 8, at Memorial Hospital, McPherson.
Born Feb. 12, 1951, in Wichita, to Oscar J. and Louise M. (Meyer) Simon, he was a carpenter for Boesker Construction.
On Dec. 1, 1973, he married Carmelita Ann Tajchman at Marion. The couple had lived in Canton since May 1976.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of McPherson.
His father and a sister, Rosalie Fournier, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Carmelita, of the home; two sons, Clint of St. Croix, Virgin Islands and Grant of Bartlett, Ill.; a daughter, Robin, of Canton; his mother, Louise Simon, of Colwich; a brother, Jerrold Simon, of Wichita; a stepbrother, Donnie Meyer, of Wichita; two sisters, Janet Molitor of Willowdale and Betty Rau of Colwich; and a granddaughter.
A funeral Mass was held Tuesday morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church in McPherson.
Burial was in Canton Township Cemetery.
Memorial funds have been established with the church or Kansas State University Cancer Research in care of Olson’s Mortuary, PO Box 355, Canton 67428.