Richard "Dick" Haggerty

Richard “Dick” Haggerty, 70 year old resident of Little Falls, MN, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at his residence. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls with David Sperstad officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday at Shelley Funeral Chapel. A reception to follow after the service at The Falls Bar in Little Falls. Caring for Dick and his family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls. Richard “Dick” Haggerty was born on June 23, 1953 in Little Falls, Minnesota to the late Virgil and Lois (Cleveland) Haggerty. Being the third oldest of sixteen kids, he grew up in Little Falls and graduated from Little Falls High School, with the class of 1971. He married the love of his life Sharon Bzdok on August 8, 1975. The two of them made their home in Little Falls for the last 48 years and were blessed with two children, Jerome and LaRee. Dick worked at Hennepin Paper Mill until its closing in 1999. This sparked the opportunity to continue his education and he attended St. Cloud Technical College in an electronics program. After graduation, he landed a job with the City of Little Falls in the wastewater department, where he claimed his official job title was “turd herder” retiring in 2017. Dick always had a joke to tell or a witty comeback to say. You would always be offered a sociable the second you walked through his door or he would want to buy you a drink at the bar. He was an avid hunter and fisherman back in the day, and one hell of a pool player. He enjoyed watching the Vikings games and had a slight addiction to the Game Show Network. Dick always claimed to be the smartest person he knows, flexing his knowledge and competing with anybody in the room when Jeopardy was on. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sharon (Bzdok) Haggerty of Little Falls; children, Jerome (Maria McGinnis) Haggerty of Little Falls and LaRee (Chad Neptune) Coppes of Fort Ripley. Three amazing grandchildren whom he loved having in his life, Kya and Adelle Coppes of Fort Ripley and Hayden McGinnis of Little Falls; brothers, Pat (Sue) Haggerty of Cushing, Jim Haggerty of Wisconsin, Joe (Loy) Haggerty of Maryland, Scott “Butch” Haggerty of Little Falls, Dan (Chrissy) Haggerty of St. Cloud, Tim Haggerty of Sauk Rapid; sisters, Sharron (Charlie) Robichaud of Iowa, Lori Velasquez of St. Paul, Carole (Ron) Walkoviak of Little Falls, Paula (Terry) Garrison of Little Falls, Julie (Keith) Lindgren of Brainerd, Mary (Toni) Wetzel of Little Falls; sisters-in-law, Marte Haggerty of Wisconsin and Sandy Wright-Olson of Little Falls; brother-in-law, George Vilinski of Little Falls; godchildren, Mark Vilinski and Maci Haggerty; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Lois Haggerty; mother and father-in-law, Rita and Dave Bzdok; brothers, Don Haggerty and Thom Haggerty; sister, Joni Vilinski; brothers-in-law, Tom Lyter, Leroy Wright, Bryan Olson; grandparents, George and Katherine Haggerty and Sigvold and Gladys Cleveland; nieces and nephews, Nicholas Eckman, Shelby Waltman, Benjamin Garrison and Adam Vilinski.

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Richard "Dick" Haggerty

June 23, 1953 - November 6, 2023