Obituary EAST PEORIA--Richard A. Hammer, 59, of East Peoria, died at 7:49 PM, on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born on September 27, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois to William and Viola Satthoff Hammer. He married Ida K. Beckett on April 27, 1980 in East Peoria; she survives. Also surviving are his daughter, Tammy L. Beckett of Washington; 2 sons, Richard A. Hammer II of Chillicothe and Roger A. Hammer of East Peoria; a granddaughter, Kadence Jane and step-grandson, Keane Michael; a brother, Frank Hammer of Washington; 2 sisters, Ida L. Hammer of Congerville, IL and Debra Hammer of Peoria, IL. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, Leonard Hammer. He was a US Army veteran, stationed in Korean during the Vietnam War. Richard owned and operated Hammer's Produce, where he served the Peoria-area customers at Metro Centre since 1978. Richard was a member of the American Legion Post 1115 in Spring Bay, and was also a member of St. Mary's of Lourdes Catholic Church in Germantown Hills, where a funeral mass will be held at 10 AM on Monday, April 28. Father Neri Greskoviak will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4-6 PM on Sunday, April 27 at Deiters Funeral Home in Washington, with recitation of the rosary beginning at 5:45 PM. Burial will be at St. Mary's of Lourdes Cemetery in Germantown Hills. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the American Heart Association. To send condolences online, please visit www.deitersfuneralhome.com. Service APR 28. 10:00 AM St. Mary's of Lourdes Catholic Church 424 Lourdes Church Road Germantown Hills, IL, US