Graveside services for Richard Dale Oswald, 77, Lawrence, will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Oswald passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015.
He was born December 30, 1937, in Osawatomie, KS, to Harold A. and Dorothy (Koehler) Oswald. He grew up in Mission, and attended St. Agnes School and KCKCC.
Mr. Oswald served in the U.S. Army and worked for the U. S. Postal Service for 32 years, he became the first manager of the Brookridge branch post office, in Overland Park, until his retirement in 1992.
He married Carol Sue Allison. They divorced. He later married Rosemarye Stafford Simpson, May 8, 1964 in Miami, OK. They resided in Overland Park, KS. To this union twins were born, a son and daughter. Because of Illness they moved to Lawrence in 2012.
He is survived by his wife Rosemarye; sons, Dr. Jeffrey M. Oswald and wife Caren of Lawrence, Will Oswald and Wife Leslie of Bowling Green, OH; daughter, Erin Gomer of Bristol, TN; grandchildren, Ashtyn Oswald of Lawrence, Chandler and Adam Van Der Kerkhove of Overland Park; sisters, Jo Ann Harper and husband Don of Lexington, MO and Nancy Holloway of Tonganoxie, KS.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Leslie Oswald.
Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the First Christian Church, Lawrence Humane Society, and Asera Hospice Care, sent in care of the funeral home.
