Richard F. Sichra, 81, of Belle Plaine died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a lingering illness.  Memorial services will be held at Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 11 a.m. by Rev. Jim Cambell.  Inurnment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine.  Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral.

Survivors include his wife Alice, son Frank (Sarah) of Boone, sister Phylis Cornelis of Belle Plaine, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial may be directed to the Belle Plaine Ambulance.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hrabakfuneralhome.com under “obituaries.”