- Visitation
Saturday, February 6, 2016
from 9:00 to 12:00 pm
Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.
- Service
Memorial Service:
Saturday, February 6, 2016
12:00 pm
Meridith Funeral Home.
- Full Obituary
Rick Switzer, 56, of Branson, MO, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, in Branson, MO.
Rick was born October 1, 1959, in E. St. Louis, IL, to Joseph and Patricia (Nee Schutzenhofer) Switzer. On August 21, 2003 he married Stephanie Branum.
He graduated Highland High School in 1978. He worked for Switzer Foods and Crossroad Ford among others, and has been employed by Branson’s Nantucket as Sales Manager. Rick loved sports, boating, fishing, golfing and St. Louis Cardinals Baseball. He was an amazing husband and father and a great friend. His #1 favorite thing to do was to watch his daughter, Eden, play volleyball.
He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Switzer; grandparents, Joe and Dorothy (Nee Stout) Switzer, Luke and Rose (Nee Putz) Schutzenhofer; aunt, Shirley (Nee Schutzenhofer) Cygan; uncle, Jack Cygan.
Rick is survived by his wife and best friend, Stephanie Switzer, Branson, MO; daughters, Eden Switzer, Branson, MO and Kallie (Jake) Routt, St. Peters, MO; mother, Patricia Switzer, Highland, IL; siblings, Susie (Bob) Wurth, Lynnie (Stan) Haselhorst, Joe (Peggy) Switzer, Patty Kay (Eddie) Winet, Tom (Kris) Switzer, all of Highland, IL; aunts and uncles, Carolyn Hundley, Tony Switzer, Luke (Karen) Schutzenhofer; nieces and nephews, Bill Haselhorst, Amy Thole, Bobbi Wernle, Joey Switzer, Jimmy Winet, Wendy Hipskind, Jessie Cope, Jacob Haselhorst, Kim Flowers, Abbie Switzer, Chelsie Switzer, Jessie Wilson, Brooke Wilson; numerous great-nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
Memorials may be made to the family (Stephanie and Eden) at the funeral home.
Visitation: Saturday, February 6, 2016, from 9:00 to 12:00 pm at Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.
Memorial Service: Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 12:00 pm at Meridith Funeral Home.
Clergy: Father Pat Jakel, Pastor, St. Paul Catholic Church, Highland, IL.
Interment: at a later date.
Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL
