Richard Lee Whitehead

Richard “Dick” Lee Whitehead, 92, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully at Goshen Hospital on Monday, March 27, 2023.

He was born July 19, 1930, in Goshen to Russell V. and Dorothy Ellen (Warstler) Whitehead.

On July 14, 1951, he married Doris Lehman.  She died March 11, 2021.

Dick is survived by two sons, Barry (Debra Ann) Whitehead and Brett Whitehead; eight grandchildren, Cory Whitehead of Aurora, Illinois, Casie (Billy) Bontrager of Goshen, Dustin (Heather) Whitehead of Syracuse, DeeAnn Whitehead of Nappanee, Samantha Steffen of New Paris, Matthew (Ashley) Whitehead of Goshen, Mindy (Kevin) Park of Goshen and Bryce Whitehead of Goshen; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Along with his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Craig Lee Whitehead; a sister, Phyllis Feaster and a daughter-in-law, Dianna Whitehead.

He graduated from New Paris High School in 1948 and took an agricultural course in 1953 at Purdue University.

A veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Whitehead farmed and worked as a custodian for Fairfield Community Schools retiring in 2002 after 32 years at New Paris Elementary School.

He was a member of New Paris Church of the Brethren and the Solomon’s Creek Men’s Club.

Visitation will be Friday, March 31, 2023, from 10 a.m. until the 12, noon, funeral service at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Solomon Creek Cemetery, Syracuse.

Memorial donations may be given to New Paris Church of the Brethren.