Richard Allen Goodwin

October 8, 1940 - November 3, 2016

Richard A. Goodwin passed away November 3, 2016 while under hospice care. Services for Richard will be at the Blair First United Methodist Church on Tuesday, November 8 at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Rebecca Hjelle will officiate with burial at the Magnolia Iowa cemetery. Richard was born October 8, 1940 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He graduated from Blair High School in 1959. After high school, he attended Peru State College for one year, followed by three years in the U.S. Army. After his military service, he graduated from Milford Trade School and worked until his retirement for Vickers/Eaton in Omaha while residing in Blair. Richard was very proud of Blair and his community and a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Blair. Richard is survived by his brother Bill Goodwin and wife Linda of Council Bluffs, sister Debra Schlievert of Norfolk; nephews Greg Goodwin and wife Marianne and son Corbin, and Richard Charles Schlievert; nieces Chelsea Yates and husband Nick, and Cammie Schlievert. Richard was preceded in death by his parents Lester and Dorothy Goodwin, and brother-in-law Richard D. Schlievert Memorials may be directed to Blair First United Methodist Church.