Richard Meredith Van Cleave born as the second son to Charles Arthur Van Cleave and Iris Olympia Looney on August 3, 1919 in Salem, Oregon.
He enlisted in the Navy Coast Guard in October 1940 in San Deigo, California. Per US World War II Navy Muster Rolls:
-January 31, 1944, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI(G) 457 with an unspecified port of docking or sailing. His rank was S1c.
-April 18, 1944, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI (L) 460 that sailed out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His rank was S1c.
-May 31, 1945, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI (G) 457 with an unspecified port. His rank was S1c.
-April 11, 1947, he was honorably discharged from service.
Upon his discharge from the war, Richard returned to the family farm in Scio, Oregon. His mother passed away in 1946, so Richard helped his father continue to run the farm raising wheat, cows, sheep and hazelnuts. His Aunt Bertha Van Cleave also lived with Richard and his father, Charles. Richard never married or had children, and continued to live at the family farm until his death.
Memories of Richard from his great-niece: "Uncle Richard always had border collies on the farm. They would get up on the four wheeler with him and ride around the farm checking on the animals and the fence lines. Uncle Richard always was delighted to take me around on the four wheeler and would 'goose' the throttle to make us go faster. He would let me blow on the cow horn he had hanging on the back porch and ring the dinner bell. Uncle Richard was gunsmith and an avid hunter and enjoyed taking the rifles out to shoot often. He was always building or tinkering with machines and wood working. I remember that he built a machine to crack and separate the filbert shells from the meat and also many wooden puzzle cubes and glass bottle puzzles with wooden pieces that he would let me play with when we visited him. Uncle Richard also smoked a pipe that was never out of his mouth, even when it wasn't lit. There were always stacks of newspapers in the front room that he would read at night by the fire. He was a very kind man, who loved to laugh and tease, and very much like a grandfather to me."
-Obituary from the Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 2 Jun 1997:
Richard M. Van Cleave
Aug. 3, 1919 - May 30, 1997
SCIO- Richard Van Cleave, 77, died Friday.
Born in Salem, he graduated from Salem High School. He worked as a farmer.
He served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Santiam Post No. 4065, Jefferson, and he enjoyed gunsmithing, woodworking, hunting and reading.
Survivors include his sister, Charlotte Smith of Parkdale.
Visiting will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton. Private interment will be in Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem. Contributions: V.F.W Santiam Post No. 4065, Jefferson.
He enlisted in the Navy Coast Guard in October 1940 in San Deigo, California. Per US World War II Navy Muster Rolls:
-January 31, 1944, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI(G) 457 with an unspecified port of docking or sailing. His rank was S1c.
-April 18, 1944, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI (L) 460 that sailed out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His rank was S1c.
-May 31, 1945, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI (G) 457 with an unspecified port. His rank was S1c.
-April 11, 1947, he was honorably discharged from service.
Upon his discharge from the war, Richard returned to the family farm in Scio, Oregon. His mother passed away in 1946, so Richard helped his father continue to run the farm raising wheat, cows, sheep and hazelnuts. His Aunt Bertha Van Cleave also lived with Richard and his father, Charles. Richard never married or had children, and continued to live at the family farm until his death.
Memories of Richard from his great-niece: "Uncle Richard always had border collies on the farm. They would get up on the four wheeler with him and ride around the farm checking on the animals and the fence lines. Uncle Richard always was delighted to take me around on the four wheeler and would 'goose' the throttle to make us go faster. He would let me blow on the cow horn he had hanging on the back porch and ring the dinner bell. Uncle Richard was gunsmith and an avid hunter and enjoyed taking the rifles out to shoot often. He was always building or tinkering with machines and wood working. I remember that he built a machine to crack and separate the filbert shells from the meat and also many wooden puzzle cubes and glass bottle puzzles with wooden pieces that he would let me play with when we visited him. Uncle Richard also smoked a pipe that was never out of his mouth, even when it wasn't lit. There were always stacks of newspapers in the front room that he would read at night by the fire. He was a very kind man, who loved to laugh and tease, and very much like a grandfather to me."
-Obituary from the Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 2 Jun 1997:
Richard M. Van Cleave
Aug. 3, 1919 - May 30, 1997
SCIO- Richard Van Cleave, 77, died Friday.
Born in Salem, he graduated from Salem High School. He worked as a farmer.
He served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Santiam Post No. 4065, Jefferson, and he enjoyed gunsmithing, woodworking, hunting and reading.
Survivors include his sister, Charlotte Smith of Parkdale.
Visiting will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton. Private interment will be in Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem. Contributions: V.F.W Santiam Post No. 4065, Jefferson.
Richard Meredith Van Cleave born as the second son to Charles Arthur Van Cleave and Iris Olympia Looney on August 3, 1919 in Salem, Oregon.
He enlisted in the Navy Coast Guard in October 1940 in San Deigo, California. Per US World War II Navy Muster Rolls:
-January 31, 1944, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI(G) 457 with an unspecified port of docking or sailing. His rank was S1c.
-April 18, 1944, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI (L) 460 that sailed out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His rank was S1c.
-May 31, 1945, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI (G) 457 with an unspecified port. His rank was S1c.
-April 11, 1947, he was honorably discharged from service.
Upon his discharge from the war, Richard returned to the family farm in Scio, Oregon. His mother passed away in 1946, so Richard helped his father continue to run the farm raising wheat, cows, sheep and hazelnuts. His Aunt Bertha Van Cleave also lived with Richard and his father, Charles. Richard never married or had children, and continued to live at the family farm until his death.
Memories of Richard from his great-niece: "Uncle Richard always had border collies on the farm. They would get up on the four wheeler with him and ride around the farm checking on the animals and the fence lines. Uncle Richard always was delighted to take me around on the four wheeler and would 'goose' the throttle to make us go faster. He would let me blow on the cow horn he had hanging on the back porch and ring the dinner bell. Uncle Richard was gunsmith and an avid hunter and enjoyed taking the rifles out to shoot often. He was always building or tinkering with machines and wood working. I remember that he built a machine to crack and separate the filbert shells from the meat and also many wooden puzzle cubes and glass bottle puzzles with wooden pieces that he would let me play with when we visited him. Uncle Richard also smoked a pipe that was never out of his mouth, even when it wasn't lit. There were always stacks of newspapers in the front room that he would read at night by the fire. He was a very kind man, who loved to laugh and tease, and very much like a grandfather to me."
-Obituary from the Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 2 Jun 1997:
Richard M. Van Cleave
Aug. 3, 1919 - May 30, 1997
SCIO- Richard Van Cleave, 77, died Friday.
Born in Salem, he graduated from Salem High School. He worked as a farmer.
He served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Santiam Post No. 4065, Jefferson, and he enjoyed gunsmithing, woodworking, hunting and reading.
Survivors include his sister, Charlotte Smith of Parkdale.
Visiting will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton. Private interment will be in Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem. Contributions: V.F.W Santiam Post No. 4065, Jefferson.
He enlisted in the Navy Coast Guard in October 1940 in San Deigo, California. Per US World War II Navy Muster Rolls:
-January 31, 1944, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI(G) 457 with an unspecified port of docking or sailing. His rank was S1c.
-April 18, 1944, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI (L) 460 that sailed out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His rank was S1c.
-May 31, 1945, he was aboard the U.S.S. LCI (G) 457 with an unspecified port. His rank was S1c.
-April 11, 1947, he was honorably discharged from service.
Upon his discharge from the war, Richard returned to the family farm in Scio, Oregon. His mother passed away in 1946, so Richard helped his father continue to run the farm raising wheat, cows, sheep and hazelnuts. His Aunt Bertha Van Cleave also lived with Richard and his father, Charles. Richard never married or had children, and continued to live at the family farm until his death.
Memories of Richard from his great-niece: "Uncle Richard always had border collies on the farm. They would get up on the four wheeler with him and ride around the farm checking on the animals and the fence lines. Uncle Richard always was delighted to take me around on the four wheeler and would 'goose' the throttle to make us go faster. He would let me blow on the cow horn he had hanging on the back porch and ring the dinner bell. Uncle Richard was gunsmith and an avid hunter and enjoyed taking the rifles out to shoot often. He was always building or tinkering with machines and wood working. I remember that he built a machine to crack and separate the filbert shells from the meat and also many wooden puzzle cubes and glass bottle puzzles with wooden pieces that he would let me play with when we visited him. Uncle Richard also smoked a pipe that was never out of his mouth, even when it wasn't lit. There were always stacks of newspapers in the front room that he would read at night by the fire. He was a very kind man, who loved to laugh and tease, and very much like a grandfather to me."
-Obituary from the Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 2 Jun 1997:
Richard M. Van Cleave
Aug. 3, 1919 - May 30, 1997
SCIO- Richard Van Cleave, 77, died Friday.
Born in Salem, he graduated from Salem High School. He worked as a farmer.
He served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
He belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Santiam Post No. 4065, Jefferson, and he enjoyed gunsmithing, woodworking, hunting and reading.
Survivors include his sister, Charlotte Smith of Parkdale.
Visiting will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with services at 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at Weddle Funeral Home, Stayton. Private interment will be in Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem. Contributions: V.F.W Santiam Post No. 4065, Jefferson.
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