Friday December 12, 2025.
Beloved husband for 64 years of Helga Poje (nee Rutz); loving father of Sandy (the late Donald) Butler, Patricia (Michael) Crawford and the late Richard Poje, III; dear grandfather of Bryan, Nicholas and Michael Butler, Haley and Alexander Crawford; dear great-grandfather of Evelyn, Vivienne, Raelyn and Aubriana Butler.
Services: Memorial service Tuesday December 30th, 1:00 PM at Kutis Affton Chapel 10151 Gravois. Memorials to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or American Diabetes Association.