Richard Dean Gearhart Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 10, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Richard Dean Gearhart in Chester, Illinois. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Richard farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Richard is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Paul Gearhart and Norma Adams; his stepmother Catherine Gearhart (Parker); his siblings, David, Michael Gearhart and Rebecca Gearhart; and his nephews, Shane Gearhart, Brian Lewis and Terry Gearhart.
He is survived by: his close friend Tina Manzullo; his children, Casey Baltzell of Loveland, Colorado and Amber Kidd of Loveland, Colorado; and his sisters, Linda Wurth (Gearhart) and Marcella Gearhart. He is also survived by six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter.
