Richard Shoup
September 25, 1952 ~ March 22, 2008
Richard “Rick” Shoup, 55, of Gettysburg, passed away, Saturday, March 22, 2008 in route to St. Alexis Medical Center in Bismarck, ND.
Funeral services were held at 10:00a.m., Thursday, March 27 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gettysburg with Fr. Jerry Kopel officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was held from 1:00 to 4:00p.m., Wednesday at Luce Funeral Home in Gettysburg with a 7:00p.m. wake service at the church.
Rick Shoup was born on September 25, 1952 to Benjamin and Genevieve (Cavanaugh) Shoup. He was born at the Westphal Maternity Home in Gettysburg. He lived on the farm and attended East Cora School until 3rd grade. His family then moved to Gettysburg and he finished his schooling in the Gettysburg School system, graduating in 1970.
Rick married Dorthy Doerr, of Agar, on June 13, 1975. Rick worked for Harvest States Elevator for 32 years, driving feed truck, and loved his job. In earlier years, he worked for farmers in the Potter County area.
Rick played guitar and sang for Shoup’s Dance Band for years. He loved to hunt, fish and play softball, playing in many of the Fernando’s in Agar.
Grateful for sharing in his life are his wife of 32 years, Dorthy; brothers: Jim (Carol) Shoup of Onida and Ben (Loni) Shoup of Pierre; sisters: Cheris (Arlo) Wagner of Agar, Marje Zebroski of Onida and Cindy (Ralph) Thoene of Sioux Falls; and many nieces and nephews.
Rick was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Gen Shoup.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was entrusted with his arrangements.
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Dorothy our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss.
God Bless you and your family.
Bart,Carmen Worth
Dorothy,
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Dorthy and family,
Our prayers and sympathy to you all at this time. May God hold you in his ever loving arms and give you his peace.
Bruce and Della Schumacher
Dorthy~I am so sorry to hear of your husbands passing. From what I remember growing up he was such a wonderful man. I remember all the time we would see him at work in town or he would bring out feed to the farm when we had it. He always had a smile on his face when I would see him. I will keep you in my heart in this time of sorrow. I know he will be watching down over all of us. Take care and may god be with you.
love, Nick,Rebecca(Westphal), Austin,Leanne,Katelyn,Mandy Vanhorn
May the prayers of friends ease your hurting. With my heartfelt and deepest sympathy, and a prayer that God will be especially close to you at this time.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this great loss. Rick and I grew up together, and I have many happy memories of him.
Doug & Ruth Koch
Rick was very special and was fun to watch him grow up when we were neighbors to his parents – He always had his winning smile. We have many good memories of him.
Family of Rick – We hope you feel the thoughts and prayers of your friends and loved ones upholding you and comforting you at this difficult time. We pray that with every hug and every tear shared you feel surrounded by the very presence of our Lord, and that His peace and love will comfort you. You have our sympathy.
Dear Dorthy~
We are so sorry to hear of Rick’s accident. May God wrap his loving angels arms around you and give you comfort and peace. Our loving Lord will carry you through these difficult days ahead. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Stana (Archer)& Kip Green, Jace, Jade & Jaelyn
Dorthy and Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. I will always remember Ricks wonderful smile. God Bless. Bob
Dorthy,
Our sympathies to you and the entire Shoup family for the loss of Rick. Please accept our prayers and know that our thoughts are with you.
Dorthy, we are so sorry for your loss. Please know that you and your family are in our prayers.
Jolene Yunginger
David Falk
Rick was my cousin. I am Alice Cavanaugh Evanick’s daughter, and remember Rick from when I was a little girl with all those interchangeable Shoup cousins! He was always very nice to me, and it was great to be doted on by one of the “big boys.” I know he will be missed by the many who knew and loved him. May you be surrounded by love and loving memories.
Rick was one of my best friends through high school. We shared so many adventures and mis-adventures. Best wishes to you through this most difficult time. My heart goes out to you.
Shoup family you are in our thoughts and prayers.
K Lazy K Ranch
Dorthy, just to let you know that I’m thinking of you every day. I wish I was there to give you a hug. Take care of yourself and God Bless You. Cindy
I’m sorry I can not be there with my family during this time. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Such a terrible shock for you all. I am so sorry for your loss. Share your memories and remember the good times. We had a lot of fun but Rick was too young to enter in with us, probably a good thing.
With love,
Ron and Sonja Dumdei
The world lost a great guy in Rick but God gained a great soul. Rick used to deliver feed to our place several years ago but still remembered us and always would stop and visit when ever I would see him. Our thoughts and Prayers are with his family. Goe be with you in this time of loss.
My heart goes out to Dorthy and the rest of the family, what tragic loss. God’s speed to you Rick, we both began our journey at the Westphal house.
My prayer are with you in this time of loss and sadness.
We are never prepared for the loss of a loved one, but God is always prepared to help us through that loss.
May His presence begin the healing in your heart and soul, and may His love surround you with the comfort only He can give.
Dear Ben and Loni, We are so sorry to hear about your brother.
Just want you to know how sorry we are for your loss.
God’s Blessings.
Dick and Grace