Richard “Ric” L. LaCoursiere

Richard “Ric” L. LaCoursiere, 52 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at his home surrounded by family. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN with Father Joe Herzing officiating.
Richard “Ric” Lawrence LaCoursiere was born in Crookston, Minnesota on November 28, 1962 to Lawrence and Rena (Bergeron) LaCoursiere. He grew up in Warren, Minnesota. He was active in theater and band and graduated in 1981. After graduating high school, Ric attended Moorhead State University and finished at the University of Minnesota Crookston. He returned to Warren to work at Bremer Bank and start a family with Diane Smith.
Ric longed for warmer weather, so he moved his family south to Park Rapids in 1997. He moved south again, his eventual goal was Florida but settled in Little Falls in June 2008 to start anew. His first day at his new job introduced him to his new life and future wife. Ric married Heidi (Edin) Klemish on May 26, 2012. The couple had a special bond that was apparent to everyone. They did everything together hand in hand. They served together on the Habitat for Humanity Board, gardened, and shared a love for sports and classic cars. Their time together was brief, but the last 6 years were his happiest. They traveled to Key West to watch the sunset, zip-lined in the mountains of northern Georgia and hiked in the Grand Canyon. There wasn’t a task they weren’t afraid to handle as long as they did it together. Ric had the most beautiful singing voice, you couldn’t help but to stop everything to listen to him sing. To know Ric was to love him, his quick wit and self-deprecating humor was infectious. He had a special way of connecting with everyone he met. He was thoughtful and put everyone else’s needs ahead of his own.
Left to cherish his memory is the light of his life, Heidi LaCoursiere of Little Falls, MN; daughters, Stephanie (Jon) DeYoung of Chaska, MN; Bailey LaCoursiere of Grand Forks, ND; son, Wesley LaCoursiere of St. Cloud, MN; step-daughters, Shawn Edin of St. Cloud, MN; Summer Edin of St. Cloud, MN and Sabrina Wandersee of Little Falls, MN; parents, Lawrence and Rena LaCoursiere of Warren, MN; sister, Nancy (John) Gerszewski of Warren, MN; grandchildren, Liam and Norah DeYoung ; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Emery and Lea LaCoursiere and Albert and Valida Bergeron.