Richard Morse Obituary

Richard R. Morse, age 79, passed away August 23, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio. He was born April 29, 1944 in Painesville to the late Merton Royal and Esther Louise (Easton) Morse. He was a resident of Painesville Twp. and had formerly resided in Ontario, California from 1967-2006. Richard loved to learn. His favorites were marketing, negotiation and real estate. He never lost his passion and love for Perry, Ohio and the Perry High School Fight Song. The customers loved him and his Auction Alley Burgers and everyone knew him as "Uncle Rich". He was Director of Marketing, Sales and Real Estate for Morse Van Lines with Morse & Company in Painesville. Prior to that he worked at Century 21 Lois Lauer Real Estate in California and retired in 2018. Richard is survived by his wife Jane (Smallwood) whom he married on May 7, 2012 in Orlando, Florida; his daughter Paula (Chris) Harrington of Fairview, Texas, son David (Lynne) Morse of Hockessin, DE and stepdaughter Alyssa (Chris) Conklin-Morse of San Rafael, CA. He also leaves his grandchildren Jay (Madison) Harrington, Dana (Cody) Spangenberg, Meghan Morse, Alexis Conklin-Moore, Asher Conklin-Moore and Jensen Conklin-Moore as well as sister-in-law Lois Morse, brother-in-law Daniel (Mack) McCormack, many cousins, nieces and nephews, and many friends including lifelong friends Dennis and Carolyn Means. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Beverly Morse-McCormack and brothers Vernon (Bud) Morse and William (Bill) Morse. The family will receive friends on September 15, 2023 from 10:30 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. at Painesville United Methodist Church, 71 N. Park Place, Painesville. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a. m. with Rev. Dr. Jim Winkler officiating. Burial will take place in Perry Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations are suggested to WRJSL Heritage Endowment, memo: Morse/Landgraf Memorial, P. O. Box 456, Painesville, Ohio 44077.