Obit: Budimlija, Richard (1951- 2014)
Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Budimlija, Frank, Merryman, Sauer, Simek, Thompson
----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 11/06/2014
Budimlija, Richard "Rick" (20 MAY 1951 - 30 OCT 2014)
Richard "Rick" Budimlija, 63, of Rockford, Ill., died on Thursday, Oct. 30,
2014.
He was born in Medford on May 20, 1951, the son of Ernest and Donna (Frank)
Budimlija. He was raised in Rib Lake and graduated in the class of 1969. He
attended some college in Medford.
Rick then moved to Rockford. He was given the name "Rockford Rick." He was a
huge Packers fan, even though he moved to Illinois. He married Kimberly Merryman
on March 26, 1999. Rick enjoyed flat-track racing, hunting, fishing and most of
all, his family. He loved returning to the Rib Lake area; it was always nice to
see family and friends. Rick worked at GKN for 41 years. He was a shop
supervisor and he loved his job. He was a hard worker and enjoyed his
co-workers.
Rick will be dearly missed by his wife, Kimberly; three sons, Ross (Jessica),
Blake (Megan), and Joshua Budimlija; mother, Donna Sauer; step-daughter, Macie
Thompson; five grandchildren; siblings, Ronald (Barb) Budimlija, Wausau, Sandra
(Tony) Simek, Cody, WY., and Randy (Wendy) Budimlija, Rib Lake. Predeceased by
father, Ernest Budimlija and step-father, Herbert Sauer.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 in Honquest Family
Funeral Home with Crematory, 4311 N. Mulford Rd., Loves Park, Ill. A visitation
will be held on Friday night, Nov. 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial in Willwood Burial Park.
To share a memory or express condolences, visit
www.honquestfh.com.
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