Richard J. Menzel Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Richard J. Menzel (Woodstock, Illinois), who passed away on September 16, 2024 at the age of 90. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Richard J. Menzel to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his parents, John Menzel and Theresa Menzel; his wife Peggy of Mary's School; his daughter Diane M. Schreiber; and his sisters, Bea Cooney and Joanne Belshaw.

He is survived by: his children, Terry Menzel (Pat) of Woodstock and Donna Menzel O'Brien of St. Paul, MN.; his grandchildren, Elizabeth Rowe (Joshua), Shannon O'Brien, Patrick O'Brien, Mark Menzel (April) and Katie Dubay (Scott); his great grandchildren, Connor, Hunter, Tayler Menzel, Landon, Makenzie Rice, Steven DuBay, Logan, Nolan, Reagan Brinkman and Natasha O'Brien; and his cousins, Mary T. Hallisy and Michael Hallisy. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Camp I Am Me, Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (http://www.ifsa.org.), an organization offering burn survivors support services, fire safety and burn prevention resources; or to the Wonder Lake Fire Department Explorer Program, 4300 W. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, IL.