RACINE – Richard "Dick" W. Iselin, 85, was called to eternal life on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Dick was born in Racine on September 23, 1931 to Willard J. and Georgia Iselin. After graduating from Horlick High School in 1949, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving four years during the Korean War as a radio operator, stationed in Greenland for a year. In celebration of his military service, he was selected to participate in the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight on September 17, 2016. On August 1, 1953, Dick married the former Marilyn Leuker, having shared 63 years with the love of his life. Dick was employed for over 37 years by Wisconsin Natural Gas Company, retiring as their Assistant Secretary/Treasurer in 1991. He was an active member of St. Mary's by the Lake Catholic Church. He was an avid outdoorsman and sports fan. Dick loved attending Packer games and cheering on all the Wisconsin teams, as well as the Cubs! However, his passion and favorite way of staying fit was riding his bike. As a biking enthusiast, he biked all over the United States. Since retiring, Dick has biked 187,000 miles to date. The longest ride being a west coast to east coast trek. Dick will be dearly missed by all those he has met and shared his life with, particularly his wife, Marilyn Iselin; children, Michael (Kathie) Iselin, Racine, John (Pam) Iselin, Lenexa, Kansas, Steve (Tami) Iselin, Burke, VA and Rick (Dee Dee) Iselin, Rogers AR; grandchildren, Brian (Heather) Iselin, Michael (Jessica) Iselin, Maureen Iselin, Cory Iselin, Cara Iselin, Ricky Iselin and Jason (Morgan) Kolich; great grandchildren, Becca and Grant Iselin, and Callie Kolich; sister, Loraine Huff; and brother, David Iselin. Dick is also survived by many special relatives and dear friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Katherine and Ted Leuker; and his grandson, Daniel Iselin. Memorial services for Dick will be held at Purath-Strand Funeral Home on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. Visitation is from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:30 a.m. Dick will be privately interred with full military honors at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, the MATC Daniel Iselin Creative Technology Scholarship or Hospice Alliance. The family would like to extend special thanks to Dr. Michael Mullane, and the nurses and staff at Racine's Aurora Cancer Center, for their compassionate care. As well as those at Kenosha's Hospice Alliance.