Richard C. Burdick

Of New Berlin, WI. Died Wednesday, July 16, 2008, age 95. Husband of the late Edith Dorothy Burdick. Beloved father of Suzanne (Ray) Bodis and Kathleen (Tom) Walczak. Beloved grandfather of Carroll Bodis, Anya Walczak and Christina Bodis. Further survived by close friends in Wisconsin and Florida. Visitation at the Funeral Home Saturday, July 19, 2008, 2-4PM. A Celebration of Life Service 3PM. Richard was owner/President of Burdick and Ebert Insurance Agency for 4 decades. He was also a longtime resident of Fox Point, WI., retiring to Sebring, FL., in 1987. He spent summers in Wisconsin at the family cottage on Anthony Isle, Lake Sinissippi. During WWII Richard was assigned to the 32nd Division under the 126th "B" Battery and the 121st Field Artillery "C" Battery in the Philippines and New Guinea. He retired from Army in 1972 as Lieutenant Colonel. Richard was a member of the Retired Officers Assoc., Reserved Officers Assoc., Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion of Wisconsin, and Bay View Historical Society; Order of Masons 33rd Degree, York Rite, Scottish Rite of Milwaukee and Sebring; Elks Club Milwaukee and Sebring being Exalted Ruler 1977-1978 and 1996-1997, and Shriners, Jester's, Sojourner's and EL-HAJ. He was a supporter of the YMCA Milwaukee and member of the Lake Sinissippi Association