April 23, 2022 – West Bend, WI – Richard J. Adee of West Bend died on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the age of 79 years. He was born on October 2, 1942, in West Bend to the late Cecil and Pauline (nee Klarkowski) Adee.
As a long-time resident of West Bend, Richard attended local schools, graduating from West Bend High School. He then enlisted into the United States Air Force. During his service, he was stationed in South Dakota and Hawaii. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to West Bend and began working at Serigraph.
Throughout his career, he held many different positions. In the early 2000s, he retired as a process planner after more than 30 years of faithful employment.
As an avid outdoorsman, his love of hunting and fishing brought him great joy. He was a member of the West Bend Barton Sportsman’s Club. As a member, he expanded their trapshooting and sporting clays programs. He was also a member of Walleyes for Tomorrow and the Kewaskum chapter of the Turkey Federation.
Survivors include 2 daughters: Colleen (Aaron) Muench of West Bend and Renee (Jeffrey) Chandler of West Bend; 1 sister-in-law Marie Adee of Green Bay; 1 brother-in-law Victor Vey of Cedarburg; other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 sisters Elizabeth Adee and Doris Vey and 2 brothers Donald Adee and David Adee.
At Richard’s request, no services will be held.