Obituary of Richard Montross , Jr.

Richard Montross, 70, of Iowa City died of melanoma, Sunday, March 22, 2015, at Oaknoll Retirement Residence. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, where there will be a time of visitation beginning at 1pm and continuing until services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Richard's memory to the University of Iowa Foundation, directed to the International Business Studies Fund at the Tippie College of Business. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Richard was born July 13, 1944, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the son of Hugh and Cleo (Cronbaugh) Montross. Following graduation from Millersburg High School, he attended and graduated from the University of Iowa, School of Business in 1966. He married Barbara Baskerville on August 17, 1968, in Iowa City. He worked at Amana Refrigeration in the International Sales Department for 35 years and was Vice President of International Sales when he retired. After retiring from Amana, he worked with several small Iowa companies to help develop their international sales, eventually joining Connect-A-Dock In Atlantic, Iowa, for 8 years. He retired in 2012. In his work, Richard traveled the world, had many adventures, met many people who became friends, and had wonderful stories to tell. He was a collector and had a fabulous Lone Ranger collection and an impressive western comic book collection. His retirement plan was to read .3 newspapers a day because he was interested in world news and its effect on business. He was a huge fan of the UI wrestling team. His family includes his wife, Barbara; his mother, Cleo Montross of Iowa City; sister, Irene Bender (David) of Bettendorf; brother, Dale Montross (Annette) of Dallas, TX; nieces and nephews, Laura Thompson, Matthew Bender, Joshua Montross, Hunter Montross, and Crystal Corona; sister-in-law, Jill Baskerville and father-in-law, Weir Baskerville both of Iowa City. He was preceded in death by his father, Hugh Montross. His family would like to thank Dr. James Feeley, Dr. David Boysen and the staff at the Oaknoll Health Center for their care of Richard.