RICHARD RIZZIO

Record-Eagle/Jan-Michael Stump
From left, Don Rigda, Peg Jonkhoff, , Rick Harkert, Megen Doerr and Eric Rizzio of Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home escort the coffin of Richard Rizzio, Eric Rizzio's grandfather and a WWII U.S. Army veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, to the crematorium on Wednesday in Traverse City. Rizzio, who earned a Silver Star and Purple Heart during his service, and retired Traverse City with his wife Marie until a recent move to Holland to be closer to family.

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