Richard W. Niehaus, 65, of Litchfield, died on Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, 2026, at his home in Litchfield.
A funeral service will be held at Union Avenue Christian Church of Litchfield, on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m., with a lunch and visiting time to follow downstairs.
Mr. Niehaus was born Sept., 24, 1961, in Litchfield, a son of Lynis E. Niehaus and Erma Lorraine (Watts) Niehaus. He graduated for Litchfield High School with the class of 1979.
He was a maintenance and repair worker at the Litchfield bowling alley up until his retirement two years ago. He enjoyed playing cards, golfing and bowling. He had 3,300 bowling games and traveled with the ABC bowling league to different tournaments around the country. He enjoyed helping others improve their golf and bowling games whenever given the opportunity. Mr. Niehaus loved to help do different projects around the house for his daughter and spending time with his two grandchildren.
Mr. Niehaus is survived by his daughter, Chelsea (Fiancée Blake Shannon) Lapolice of Litchfield; grandchildren, Brady and Bailey Shannon; brother, Ronald (Cindy) Niehaus of Litchfield; sister, Janice Niehaus of Litchfield; and six neices and nephews, Zachary Niehaus, Chandler Niehaus, Holly Prange, Kayli Boehler, Ryan Niehaus and Taylor Oberneufemann.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Hunter Niehaus; and brother, Lynis E. Niehaus Jr.
Please visit www.litchfieldffs.com to leave condolences or light a candle in his memory. Litchfield Family Funeral Service in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.
