Richard A. Edinger, 85 of Floral City, passed away September 15, 2019 at Vitas Hospice in Lecanto. Born in Indian Lake, NY on September 21, 1933, to the late George K. and Lucy (King) Edinger, Richard moved to Citrus County in 2000 from Indian Lake.
Richard served our Country with the US Marine Corps, retiring as Master Sergeant as a Field Music Drum Major after 20 years of service. He was Methodist by faith, and was an outdoors-man who enjoyed shooting, hunting and trapping. After retirement from the Marines, he became a licensed plumber and also operated a shrimp boat in North Carolina. Moving back to Indian Lake in the 1980s, he worked for the town and was the fire tower lookout at Wakely Mtn. for a few summers. He also worked to control black flies by helping administer the town’s BTI program.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of almost 63 years, Kazuko (Hirao) Edinger, his sister, Nancy Thorson of Indian Lake, NY, and numerous nieces and nephews who referred to him affectionately as Uncle Dicky.
Graveside Memorial Service will be conducted on Monday, September 30, 2019 at 10:30 AM from the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, with military honors provided by the US Marine Corps Detachment #819. A celebration of life will immediately follow at the Cove Pub & Grub, 1242 South Cove Camp Point, Inverness, FL.
Cremation with care is under the direction of the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.
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