Richard Foley

August 20, 1958 - February 26, 2013

Richard Leo Foley, age 54, of Dassel, died, Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at his home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in rural Dassel. The interment will be held on a later date at the Swan Lake Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church and one hour prior to the service at the church. The Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel is in charge of funeral arrangements. Richard Leo Foley was born August 20, 1958 and passed away in living faith on February 26, 2013. He was the son of Richard and Beth (Redinger) Foley and was born in Great Falls, Montana. Richard attended school in the Montana area. He was a lifelong member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. On August 14, 1982, Richard was united in marriage to Doris Bunn in Hopkins, Minnesota. Together they raised their family of 9 children in Buffalo, Minnesota before moving to Dassel in 2004. For the last 27 years Richard enjoyed working as a mason with Mike Nelson Masonry. He adored his grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends whom will miss him greatly. In October of 2012, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and was lovingly cared for by his dear wife and family. Richard patiently endured his trial with his health and was uplifted by the prayers, love and encouragement from the Christians. Now he has gained that victory we are all striving for. Left to long after him are his wife, Doris, 6 sons, Trent (Katrina), Keith (Tristan), Joshua (Deanna), Nolan, Gordon and Randall, 2 daughters, Bethany (Nathan) Koistinen, Chandra (Riley) Sundberg, 10 grandchildren, 6 siblings, Fay Heidegger, Doreen (Richard) North, Cindy Vega, Tim (Vicki), Jerry, Fred (Laura), brother-in-law, Joe Sheadel, and a host of Christian friends. He was preceded in death by his son, Scott, his parents, sister, Myra, his mother and father-in-law, Anita and Evan Bunn, and two brothers-in-law, Ed Heidegger and Amund Peterson.