Richard A. “Dick” Kline Sr., 72 of Davenport, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday June 23, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Runge Chapel with cremation to follow. Inurnment will be held at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be left to Genesis Hospice. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rungemortuary.com. Dick was born on January 22, 1946 in Iowa City, IA to Leroy and Alice (Ritter) Kline. He was united in marriage to Shirley A. Smith on April 22, 1967. Dick began his career as a precision tool grinder with Caterpillar in 1973. He later worked for Packaging Technologies, now known as RA Jones from 1989 to 2010 as a tool crib manager. In 2010 Dick became the owner and operator of Kline Tool until his retirement in 2017. Dick was a member of Vineyard Church, Davenport IA. He enjoyed various activities such as: golfing with his buddies from his life group, working out at the gym, just as long as he was home by 2:00 p.m. to watch Judge Judy, and he never missed a Floatzilla. Dick had a thirst for knowledge and was self-taught across many fields. Above all he enjoyed spending time with his family both in Iowa and Florida. Those left to honor his memory include his wife Shirley, children: Richard (Georgia) Kline Jr. of Ft. Myers, FL, Michelle (Joe Bain) Kline of Davenport, IA, Steven (Jodette Collins) Kline of Davenport, IA, and Andrew Rahn; Eight grandchildren: Tyler, Noah, Avery, Ethan, Eden, Alex, Alaina and Victoria; great grandchildren: Troy, Nixon and one on the way; siblings: Beverly (Chick) Reese, Barbara Bernard, Donald (Ellen) Kline, and Kay (Bob) Wilson; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Alice (Ritter) Kline, brother, Edward Kline, and sister, Donna Grimm.
