Richard D. "Dick" Hershman, 58, of Bartonville, formerly of Rock Island, Illinois, died December 22, 2009. A celebration of life will be held at a later date, with burial in the Manning, Iowa Cemetery.

He was born March 30, 1951, in Newton, Iowa, to Clark and Mollie (Geith) Hershman. He married Karen Hicks on December 1, 1979, in Moline, Illinois.

He was a machinist at Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, and had served in the Army during the Vietnam War.

Survivors include his wife, Karen; sons, Stevie (Amber) Hershman, Bettendorf, Iowa, and Shawn Hicks, Davenport, Iowa; parents, Clark and Mollie Hershman, Rock Island, Illinois; two brothers, Steve (Diana Sears) Hershman, Cambridge, Illinois, and Scott (Teresa) Hershman, Rock Island; and two sisters, Kris (Brent) Fornwalt, Wildwood, Missouri, and Kathy Gannon, Overland Park, Kansas; and five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Richard Hershman Memorial at The National Bank.