With Sympathy: Dr. Richard Waters

Dr. Richard L. Waters
April 3, 1933 – January 30, 2015
Services: February 9th, 2015 at 11:00 A. M.

Dr. Richard L. Waters, age 81, W. Jefferson St., Jefferson, died Friday afternoon, January 30th in the ICU Unit at the Ashtabula Co. Medical Center with his family at his side.

He was born April 3, 1933 in Jefferson, the son of Clifford L. & Gertrude M. (Winans) Waters and has been a lifetime Jefferson resident. An Eagle Scout, he graduated from Jefferson High School in 1951 and from Western Reserve Dental School in 1957. Dr. Waters practiced for 42 years, retiring in 1999. He also served as a dentist in the U. S. Air Force in Lincoln, NE.

Dr. Waters was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, the Covered Bridge Society, Lenox Historical Society, Jefferson Historical Society, the Jefferson Exchange & Jefferson Rotary Clubs and the Civil War Reenactment Group-29th Ohio Infantry. He also previously served on the Jefferson Area School Board. He loved his family and church and enjoyed traveling, camping, hunting, fishing, photography and history.

Survivors include his wife Norma J. (Lentner) Waters, whom he married June 5, 1980 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, seven children, Kathi (Dane) Roberts of San Carlos, CA, Dr. Elizabeth (Steve Meyer) Waters of New Zealand, David Waters of Honolulu, HI, Michael (Jodi) Waters, Mark “Skip” (Valerie) Weber, Jeffrey Weber and Dan (Theresa) Weber, all of Jefferson, 14 grandchildren, Nicole, Kaylin, Jacob, Isaac, Abbey Rose, Zachary, Mitchell, Tyler, Caitlyn, Ethan, Katrina, Cody, Brittany (Ben) & Courtney, two great-grandchildren, Hunter & Harper and a sister, Shirley Christensen of Long Beach, CA

His parents, his first wife, Julia and a brother, William all preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 9, 2015 at 11:00 A. M. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 89 E. Satin St., Jefferson, with the Rev. Fred Grimm officiating. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery.

Calling hours will be held Sunday, February 8, 2015 from 1-4 P. M. at the church. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Mary Wintz Scholarship Fund, 89 E. Satin St., Jefferson, OH 44047, envelopes will be available at the church.

The Jefferson Home of Fleming & Billman Funeral Directors and Crematory, 49 W. Jefferson St., Jefferson, has been honored to serve the Richard Waters family. Guest book and obituary at fleming-billman.com.