Obituary

  Richard R. "Dick" Mack, 73, died Thursday, September 11, of cancer at Karen Acres Care Center in Urbandale.
  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Ambrose Cathedral at a later date.
  A lifelong resident of Des Moines, Mr. Mack was a 1953 graduate of Dowling High School and was a member of the St. Ambrose Cathedral parish. He was retired from the Allied Blind Co. and also served in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
  He loved pipe organ music, and helped maintain the organ at St. Ambrose Cathedral. He also enjoyed Des Moines history and remembered watching cavalry officers playing polo on the Ft. Des Moines parade ground, dining at The Chickadee (now Gino's), and watching events at the Coliseum.
  Survivors include his sisters, Anne Mack of Columbia, MO and Barbara Mack (James A. Giles) of Des Moines; niece Anne Piedade (George) of Bedford, NY; nephew, Mark Kordick (Susan) of Fairfield, CT and their two children, Sarah and Matthew Kordick; and his cousin, Jimmy Joe Rusco of Bedford, IA.
  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ambrose Cathedral, 607 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50309.
(Des Moines Register, online, September 14, 2008)

Richard R. Mack
Des Moines

  A Mass of Christian Burial for Richard Raymond Mack will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday, October 13, at St. Ambrose Cathedral, Sixth Avenue and High Street in Des Moines, followed by interment at Highland Memory Gardens. Mr. Mack died of cancer on September 11, at Karen Acres Health Care Center in Urbandale.
  Mr. Mack was born January 15, 1935, to Edwin and Helen Mack of Des Moines. He graduated from Visitation Catholic School in 1949 and from Dowling High School in 1953. He worked for the Allied Blind Company in Des Moines until his retirement. He was an active member of St. Ambrose Cathedral parish, and also volunteered at Holy Family School. He was retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve.
  Survivors include his sisters, Anne Mack of Columbia, Mo., and Barbara Mack (James A. Giles) of Des Moines; niece Anne Piedade (George) of Bedford, N.Y.; nephew Mark Kordick (Susan) of Fairfield, CT.; great-niece Sarah Kordick and great-nephew Matthew Kordick, of Fairfield, CT.; and his cousin Jimmy Joe Rusco of Bedford, IA. He was preceded in death by his parents.
  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ambrose Cathedral.
(Des Moines Register, online, October 12, 2008)