Richard Russell

He was born on January 21, 1931 in Buffalo, New York to Edison and Geraldine (Halloran) Russell. After graduating from Hasbrouck Heights High School in New Jersey, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany after WWII. Upon returning, he graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in marketing. He started by teaching hundreds how to drive including his future wife and years later his children and grandchildren. On February 8, 1958, he married Catherine Seethaler in Adrian, Michigan. They had six children and in 1970 moved to Worthington where he started his own business, Ohio Business Systems/Capitol Copy. He continued to remain involved with the business as it is still family owned today.

Richard was a generous and hard-working man. His garage was his workshop and he could fix anything from a vacuum to a bicycle. He enjoyed traveling and was the life of any party. He loved to spend time with family and share his colorful and entertaining stories, as well as his words of wisdom.

He will be greatly missed by his wife of 61 years, Catherine; and his children and grandchildren, Michael Russell; Peter and Teresa Russell and their children, Ryan and Nicole; Andrea and Gary Bolen and their daughter, Breanna; Rachele Russell; and Bridget and David Shiffer and their children, Nicholas, Andrew, Benjamin, Lauren and Meredith; as well as several nieces and nephews. Richard was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Russell; his parents, Edison and Geraldine Russell; his brother, Ed Russell; and his sister, Patricia Bennion.

In honor of our husband, father, and grandfather, please share a story from your past with someone you love.

The family welcomes you to Schoedinger Worthington Chapel, 6699 N. High Street, Worthington, Ohio, where there will be a visitation on Thursday, January 23, 2020 from 4pm-7pm, as well as a funeral Mass which will be held at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Powell on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 1pm. A private Interment at Resurrection Cemetery will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2020.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial gift in Richard's honor may be made to the Arthritis Foundation of Central Ohio by going to https://www.arthritis.org/donate