Richard Willis Gardner

Mar 21, 1913 - Apr 11, 2002

Hammond - Richard Willis Gardner, age 89, of Hammond, died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 11, 2002. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, on March 21, 1913 to Richard Ernest and Anna Josephine Ledgerwood Gardner.

He married Wanda Seeman Lippincott on September 14, 1936 in South Bend, Indiana.

He is survived by his three daughters: Alexandra Riddle of Munster, Elizabeth (Roger) Kapla of Midland, Michigan and Margaret (David) Rich of Munster; one son: Richard Bonnilyn Gardner of Munster; eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; one sister, Joan Gardner of Maine and one brother, Angus Gardner of Alabama.

His wife, parents, one sister and one brother preceded him in death.

Mr. Gardner founded Calumet Construction Corporation of Hammond in 1946. During their fifty-eight years in Hammond, Richard and his wife, Wanda, were involved in numerous organizations benefiting the community.

A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 6021 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, Indiana, on Monday, April 15, 2002 at 11:00 A.M.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Northeran Indiana Arts Association's Richard W. and Wanda L. Gardner Fund or the First Presbyterian Church Benevolent Fund would be appreciated. Burns-Kish Funeral Home, Hammond, IN, in charge of arrangements

Article from 13 Apr 2002 The Times (Hammond, IN)

Sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com

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