Richard V. Shaw

Richard V. Shaw, 57, of 251 Parkridge Drive, died Saturday, July 23, 2005 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th Street Clear Lake, with Rev. Dean C. Hess Officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue and continue one hour before the service Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be given to the Mason City Community Theatre or Hospice of North Iowa. Richard Vernon Shaw was born January 13, 1948 to Everett H. and Eleanor L. (Carlsen) Shaw in Estherville, Iowa. He was baptized in Estherville Lutheran Church and attended school in Estherville. In 1960, Rich moved with his parents to Forest City where he graduated from Forest City High School in 1966. He was very active in sports and musical events such as chorus, band and drama, a life long interest. Rich attended Waldorf College where he sang in the Waldorf Choir. He graduated in 1968. He then enrolled in Augsburg College, Minneapolis. In the spring of 1969, Rich received his draft notice. He elected to enlist in the U.S. Navy. While at boot camp in San Diego, he served as assistant director for the Blue Jacket Choir. He received additional training in Navel security in Washington D.C. and then served in Guam for 18 months. He returned to the Washington D.C. area working for D.C.I., Distribution Codes Incorporated, for several years. Rich moved to Mason City where he became manager of Sid?s Gas & Grocery. He was currently employed at Kraft Foods. Rich married Beth Short June 28, 1986 at the Congregational Church in Clear Lake. He was very active in the Mason City Community Theatre and at one time directed ?Man of La Mancha?. Ironically, Rich?s very first show at Waldorf and his first and last shows at the Mason City Community Theatre was ?Fantasticks?. Rich was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. He lived as a child of God, trusting in Jesus his Savior and died in confidence of eternal life. Rich is survived by his wife, Beth of Mason City; children, Sarah, Scott Richard, Malinda and Daniel all of Mason City; father, Everett Shaw of Forest City; brother, Rev. Carlton J. Shaw of Sumner and his children Eric, Beth and Andrew; sisters, Carmen Shaw of Oshkosh, WI, Roberta Shaw of Minneapolis, MN; mother-in-law, Katherine Short of Mason City; sister-in-laws, Jean Giarraffa and husband Frank of St. Charles, MO and their children Lisa, Natalie, Joseph and Emily, Karen Henely and husband Paul of Grundy Center and their children, Michael, Christopher and Katherine; brother-in-law, David Tempus and wife Kathy of Nora Springs and their children Marcy and Brandon. Rich was preceded in death by his mother, Eleanor; father-in-law, Glenn Short; 2 sister-in-laws, Gerd Shaw and Suellen Tempus; nephew, Richard Henely.

Visitation:
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at on July 26, 2005 (map/driving directions) 3:00 PM to 3:00 PM at on July 24, 2005 (map/driving directions)

Service:
1:30 PM at Zion Lutheran Church on July 27, 2005 (map/driving directions)