Richard Hoberman

February 29, 1936 - June 24, 2021

Richard Lee Hoberman died June 24, 2021. Richard was born February 29, 1936 to Edward and Helga (Pedersen) Hoberman at the Henry and Alvina Hoberman home in Newell. Richard was confirmed in 1950 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Newell. In 1954, he graduated from Newell High School. From there, he attended Iowa State College and Buena Vista College where he graduated in 1961 with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry. Following college graduation, he completed a Mortuary Science internship in a funeral home in Lebanon, Oregon for seven years. Richard returned back to Iowa and farmed the homestead north of Newell until retiring. In 1977, Richard and Phyllis Westergaard were united in marriage, later divorcing. They remained life-long friends. Survivors include: sister, Donna Larsen of Newell, Iowa; nieces: Kim Larsen (Mary Beth) of Asheville, North Carolina; Terri (Doug) Demers of Blair, Nebraska, Cindy (Duane) Magnussen of rural Newell, Iowa, great nieces and great nephews: Stephanie (Zach) Iverson of Brandon, South Dakota; Amy Demers of Wichita, Kansas; Michael Demers of Elkhorn, Nebraska; Cole (Ashley) Magnussen and their children, Sawyer and Walker, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa and Morgan (Cole) Feltner of Lakeside, Iowa. Richard will be missed dearly by his family and friends.