RICHARD W. VAN NIEL, age 85, beloved husband of Barbara (nee Zurilla); loving father of Melanie Mauk, Greg and Dale (Caitlin); grandfather of Brad, Chris, Lucas, Nathan, Ella, Jack, Katherine and Samuel; great-grandfather of Aiden and Lyla; brother of Betty Klein and the late Gayle Lipinski and Emmy McCoy; uncle and cousin of many.  U.S. Navy Veteran Korea.  Passed away October 18, 2017.  Funeral Mass Tuesday, October 24, Blessed Trinity Church (14040 Puritas Ave.) at 10 A.M.  Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.  Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of CLEVELAND, 4420 ROCKY RIVER DR. AT PURITAS, MONDAY 3-7 P.M.