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Richard "Dick" Prinster

1939 - 2022

BORN

1939

DIED

2022

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O'Fallon, Missouri

Richard Prinster Obituary

Colonol (Ret.) Richard
"Dick" Prinster
February 28, 1939
March 20, 2022

March 20, 2022, age 83. Svcs: Vis. Sat., April 9, 2022, St. Paul Catholic Church, 9:00 - 10:00 am. Service to follow at 10:00 am. Contact (636) 240-2242 or visit baue.com

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Published by The Gazette on Apr. 6, 2022.

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Kristen Weitnauer

March 22, 2026

I used to be his caregiver when I worked with home instead. He was the sweetest person ever! Im just now finding out about this. Some how I got an email and his name popped up. He will be missed.

Sandra Clark

November 11, 2022

As my husband and I were eating lunch today, Veterans´ Day, our discussion was military days. Prinster´s name came up. So I googled his name and saddened to see he had passed. We, a very young couple, were stationed at Mainz Kastel Germany in 1965 with the 7650 ACIC Squadron where we met Prinster. Not sure why he was called by his last name. Of course he was always addressed properly with his rank at work. He was a role model for my husband. We had the pleasure of seeing him again at the squadron reunion in 1999 in St Louis. And we attended his wedding in 1965 to Helen. So sorry to hear of his passing.

Kristen weitnauer

October 20, 2022

I used to be dick's caregiver a while back. He was such a sweet man. He loved his old fashions and his ham sandwiches. I just found out about his passing and wanted to share my condolences to marva and family. May Richard rest in heaven.

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Gary Dahlen

April 3, 2022

So sorry to hear of Dick's death. Sharon and I offer our condolences. Dick was a good friend, and I enjoyed serving with him in Colorado Springs in the USAF. I was just a young Captain and he was a Division Chief working in a different section, but enjoyed every interaction with him and always his words of encouragement. He definitely was one of the "good guys" . . . .

Ed and Holly Strack

March 29, 2022

RIP Dick, you were a great American patriot

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9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

St. Paul Catholic Church

MO

Apr

9

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10:00 a.m.

St. Paul Catholic Church

MO

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311 Wood St., O'Fallon, MO 63366

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