Richard J. Yeager

PONTIAC -- Richard J. Yeager, 51, Pontiac, died at 2:47 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 26, 2012) at OSF St. James John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pontiac Bible Church, where a cremation rite will follow. Pastors Brian Bill and Jeff Williams will officiate.

Burial will be in Memorial Park at a later date.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Pontiac Bible Church. Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac, is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Pontiac Bible Church.

He was born Dec. 4, 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of William E. and Frances "Ruby" LaRue (Gerber) Yeager. His mother survives in Middlefield, Ohio. He married Julie A. Wells on April 2, 2005. She survives in Pontiac.

Also surviving are a son, Gideon J. Yeager, Hinsdale; three stepchildren, Billy Stevenson, Saunemin; Nathan Stevenson, Bloomington; and Rachael Stevenson, Pontiac; two brothers, Ken (Diane) Yeager, Tucson, Ariz., and Ray (Shelly) Yeager, Chagrin Falls, Ohio; and a sister, Betty Phiester, Burton, Ohio.

He was preceded in death by his father, William E. Yeager.

Richard was a member of Pontiac Bible Church, Pontiac. He worked in quality control at ATS through Caterpillar Inc. in Pontiac. He was a member of the Pontiac Sportsman's Club and a member of Coterie.

He was a graduate of Newbury High School in Newbury, Ohio, and attended Kent State University. He was currently enrolled in Heartland Community College.

Rich never knew a stranger. He was a loving, welcoming and devoted Christian, husband, son and father. The lives he touched during his time in Pontiac are numerous. Rich went above and beyond for anybody who needed it. This man of God will be missed on Earth, but is now in the arms of Jesus.