Funeral services for Richard Cherney, 90, of Glenville will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The Rev. David Efflandt will officiate. Military honors will be accorded by the local servicemen’s organizations. Interment will be at Bohemian National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Richard died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community in Albert Lea.

Richard George Cherney was born May 19, 1926, in London Township, Freeborn County, the son of Ignace and Katherine (Cafourek) Cherney. He attended grades one through eight at No. 138 Schilling School and grades nine through 12 at Austin High School, where he graduated in 1943.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946 with basic training at Camp Maxey, Texas, and served in occupied Japan, achieving the rank of sergeant.

On Oct. 19, 1947, Richard married Arlene Machacek in Albert Lea. He was a farmer up until his retirement in 1991. Richard was a member of the American Legion, the Elks Club and London Card Club. He was on the Glenville School Board from 1960 to 1970. He enjoyed hunting elk and deer, fishing and watching the Minnesota Twins. In 1993, Richard spent the summer in Alaska and from 1994 until 2012 he spent winters in Arizona.

Richard is survived by his wife, Arlene; daughters Susan Cherney, Nancy (David) Decker, Joanne (Doug) Tunnyhill, Karen (Paul) Hansen and Sarah (Jim Matteson) Cherney; 13 grandchildren, Veronica Berlinski, Gretchen Pike, Matthew Decker, Scott Decker, Johnna and Hannah Tunnyhill, Kate Brossard, Ellen Reys, Jacob and Peter Hansen, Emma and Madeline Cherney, and Joseph Matteson; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers Eugene Cherney and Ignace Cherney Jr.; and sisters Carol Gaylord and Kay Traverse.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ernest Cherney; daughter, Elaine Wallen; stepbrothers Marcus and Eugene Wichmann; grandson, Kyle Decker; and granddaughter, Theresa Rebello.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or to the donor’s choice.