Obit_Richard

                        Richard C. Cross

                   October 12, 1930 - June 28, 2005

Richard C. Cross, age 74 of Egg Harbor, WI, died on Tuesday (June 28,
2005) at Doorchester Nursing Home in Egg Harbor.

Born October 12, 1930 in Kenosha, he was the son of the late Eugene and
Theresa (Stancato) Trecroci.

He attended local schools and was a graduate of Mary D. Bradford High
School. In 1953, he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in education
from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. In 1957, he received his
Masters Degree in education from Loyola University in Chicago and in
1977, his Ph.D. in administration from Holy Cross University.

On August 8, 1953, at St. George Catholic Church in Kenosha, he married
Iris M. Lee.

Richard was a teacher at Columbus Elementary School. He then served
as a principal at Frank Elementary and McKinley Junior High School.
Following his relocation to Brillion in 1971, he served as the
superintendent of schools in Hilbert, WI. After his education career, he
became a national sales manager having worked for Endries Fastener
Company and Trans Union Corporation retiring in 1985 and moving to
Door County in 1991.

He was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church in Jacksonport, WI, the
Egg Harbor Lions Club and Lions International, Challenge the Outdoors
Handicap Group where he had served on the board of directors, he
served as a Boy Scout leader at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kenosha
and began a handicapped Boy Scout Troup. Richard also served as past
president of the Kenosha Visiting Nurses Association, Kenosha March of
Dimes, Easter Seals and three different Lions Clubs. He was a regional
chairman and deputy district governor with Lions International and also
served on the Crippled Children’s Board.

Richard is survived by his wife, Iris M. Cross of Jacksonport, WI; four
sons, Timothy (Lauren) Cross of Appleton, WI, Jeffrey (Sharon) Cross of
Brillion, WI, Daniel (Diane) Cross of Green Bay, WI and Jonathan (Tiffany
Klatt) Cross of Fish Creek, WI; two daughters, Sandra (Lee) Stephens of
Houston, TX and Janet Allen of Sarasota, FL; seven grandchildren, two
great grandchildren, two brothers, Claude (Phyllis) Trecroci of Holman, WI
and William Cross of Kenosha, a sister, Aurelia Cesario of Kenosha;
several nieces and nephews; former daughter in law, Marie and his two
sisters-in-law, Madeline and Jemella Trecroci.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Frank Cross, Ernest Trecroci
and Edward Trecroci and a sister, Edith Parise.

A Memorial Mass in celebration of the life of Richard will be held on Friday,
July 8th at 12:00 Noon at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church,
2224 45th Street. Private inurnment will be held in St. James Cemetery.
Family and friends are asked meet with the family from10 a.m. until the
time of the Mass at the church.

Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Homes and Cremation Services
3720 39th Avenue
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144
(262) 658-4101
Online Condolences @ www.piasecki-althaus.com

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