Shriver, David Richard 81, of St. Paul, Minnesota died at home on April 13, 2023 from acute leukemia. Dave was born to Ernest and Catherine Shriver on May 16, 1941 on the family farm in Tyler, Dave grew up with his older siblings Dorothy, James, Carolyn, and his younger brother Rodney and younger sister Kathleen. Only Carolyn survives Dave. Dave served in the U.S. Army from 1960 through 1962, serving in Texas, South Korea on the DMZ, and on Long Island in New York. Dave began working for Pillsbury in 1964, retiring in 1997. Dave is survived by his wife, Ruth (Casey) Shriver, to whom he was married for 57 years as well as son Ernest (Pat) Shriver, daughter Mary Shriver, and grandchildren Rachel Ratzlaff Shriver, Brianna Dickel, Colin Dickel, Abigail Shriver and Jacob Shriver. A funeral mass celebrating Dave will be held at St. Joan of Arc Church (4537 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419) on Saturday, April 29th at 2 pm. The visitation will start at 1 pm, and refreshments will be served in the church basement after mass.

Published on April 26, 2023