Richard McFarland

Summers Funeral Home

Altogether<br/>4307 Vineland Road, Suite H-17-19, Orlando, FL 32811<br/>For more information, visit our website at <a href='www.altogetherfuneral.com'>www.altogetherfuneral.com</a><br/>Copyright © 2025 FPG Intermediate Holdco, LLC

On Thursday, October 15, 2020, Richard ‘Dick’ McFarland, loving husband and father of two children, passed away peacefully in Meridian, Idaho, at the age of 74.

Dick was born on April 15, 1946, in Boise, Idaho, to Max and Carole (Moody) McFarland. Max died when Dick was six years old. From that time on, Dick understood the importance of family and dedicated his life to it.

Dick’s favorite childhood memories include going on vacation with his mom and Grandma Moody where they rode roller coasters and went to baseball games. He met Meridian native and Pittsburg Pirates pitcher Vern Law, who gave him a baseball signed by the team.

When his mom founded the Hungry Onion drive-in in Meridian, Dick and his brother Jim could be found helping their mom with the day-to-day operations and studying in the back room.

Dick also had a mischievous side. Before graduating from Meridian High School in 1964, he once put an outhouse on the roof of his high school.

After high school, Dick attended Boise Junior College for two years before transferring to the University of Idaho and completing a degree in Accounting in 1969. Dick was a lifelong Vandals fan, and loved to ask his daughter Jenny, “Have you heard about the Vandals?” before (and during!) every football season.

Dick fell head-over-heels in love in 1970. Driving his cute cherry red Mustang and donning his recreation baseball uniform, Dick became a regular visitor at Regie Chipman’s house, not knowing that sometimes Regie’s little sister Bunny was hiding in the bushes taking his picture.

Typically, a more measured decision-maker, Dick knew he wanted to marry Regie the day he laid eyes on her. He proposed less than six months later. Dick and Regie were married in 1971. 

The honeymoon continued for nearly 50 years. Dick spent almost every day with Regie, and they were often holding hands and modeling what a solid, loving marriage looks like for their two children. They especially loved traveling to their favorite places like Coeur d’Alene, London and Maui.

Dick started having heart problems about 23 years ago.  He always bounced back. Yet, he and Regie were very aware they were living on borrowed time, so they packed a lot of fun into the past 20 years.  Whether it was taking their kids to Europe, spending time with Chuck and Kathy Turner, or going on road trips, cruises, and weekends in Cascade with Phil and Linda Aldape, they loved spending time together. Regie will always be thankful they took a final cruise in February 2020.

An incredibly loving and dedicated dad, he started teaching his daughter, Jenny, about baseball and football from the moment she was born and continued until the day he died. He also coached and attended softball games and served for several years as Associate Guardian at Jenny’s Job’s Daughters Bethel #6 in Meridian. Whether they were standing in front of the radio “watching” the Vandals or hanging out in Portland, wherever Dick was, Jenny wasn’t far behind. 

Dick enjoyed spending quality time with his son, AJ. One of AJ’s favorite memories is from the family trip to Europe in 2017—walking from Tower Bridge to the Anchor Pub, one of the oldest pubs in London, sitting along the Thames, drinking a beer, watching the boats go by and solving the problems of the world.

Dick was accomplished in finance and could be found “working numbers” well after his retirement. After completing his degree in accounting at the University of Idaho, Dick began a 35-year career with the State Tax Commission, starting in 1969 as a Tax Auditor. 

He progressed quickly, soon becoming a corporate tax auditor and before long assuming responsibility for increasingly complex tax examinations of returns filed by many of the world’s largest multinational corporations. 

His expertise and leadership abilities ultimately resulted in his promotion to Tax Audit Bureau Chief. 

During his years in this capacity he built a highly professional audit program, and often participated with counterparts in other states to improve the uniformity of corporate tax laws and reporting practices among the states with a goal of making compliance easier and tax administration more equitable.

Dick was also very active in the Masons, Scottish Rite, Shriners, and Jesters. His father-in-law, Bud Matter, introduced him to Masonic life. He started his Masonic journey on April 4, 1986, being initiated an Entered Apprentice, Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft, June 24, 1986, and Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on September 16, 1986, at Meridian Lodge #47. Dick was a Master Mason for 34 years.

He became a member of Boise Valley Scottish Rite on April 4, 1987. He received (KCCH) Knight Commander Court of Honor on December 12, 2019. He served as Financial Advisor for the Secretary of the Boise Valley Scottish Rite.

Dick became a member of El Korah Shrine on May 15, 1987, immediately becoming a member of the Players Unit and was an actor in many melodramas as either the villain or hero. He was appointed Captain of the Guard of El Korah being elected Oriental Guide in 1998, eventually becoming Potentate of El Korah in 2002.

He served on many committees—Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Patient Transportation and Preservation Trust, President of the Widows and Orphans Fund, Financial Advisor and Co-Director of The Pacific Northwest Shrine Association Summer Conventions in 2008 and 2014. He was a member of several Units of El Korah Shrine— the Egg and Shell and a member of the Royal Order of Jesters, Court #31, serving as Director in 2018. He was a Life member of El Korah Shrine for 33 years.

Dick so enjoyed all of the wonderful friends he made throughout his involvement in the Masonic orders. He especially loved his Wednesday golf and lunch group, the WIMPS.

Dick is survived by his wife, Regie; his daughter, Jenny; his son, AJ; sons-in-law Jon Stouffer and Sam Gunn; his brother, Jim, and his wife Noelia; his sister-in-law Bunny and her husband, Jeff; nieces Ashley and Shea-Marie; and nephews Taylor and K.C. He is preceded in death by his father, Max, and mother, Carole.

The family would like to thank the St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit for their efforts and dedication. 

Due to COVID-19, the family is holding a private Masonic funeral service. A celebration of life will be held after the restrictions are lifted.

In lieu of flowers, and in his honor and memory, please send donations to:

El Korah Shrine Temple
RE: Dick McFarland
1118 W. Idaho
Boise, Idaho 83702

Please note on your donation: In Memory of Dick McFarland, for the kids at Salt Lake Shriner’s Hospital

Or, online at: Shriner’s Hospitals for Children www.lovetotherescue.org (in Memory of Dick McFarland, Salt Lake City Hospital)

You can leave a note for the family at www.dickmcfarland.com

When words can't fully express what we want to say, sometimes a small gift can. Visit our Memorial Store for personalized gifts, keepsake jewelry and to plant a memorial tree.

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience and analyze site traffic.
<privacyLink>Privacy Policy</privacyLink>.

<firstParagraph>We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website, store your preferences, and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you. These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent.</firstParagraph><secondParagraph>You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience.</secondParagraph>

<firstParagraph>We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.</firstParagraph><secondParagraph>The cookies that are categorized as 'Necessary' are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site.</secondParagraph>

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

Analytics

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Functional

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Necessary

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Performance

Customize Cookie Preferences

Verification Successful!

New Message

The following files could not be uploaded

Ways you can honor {memorialName}'s memory:

Donation Link

Upcoming Event

Featured Mementos

Welcome Message

Select an item to highlight

Add a highlighted item

Customize which items you’d like to highlight on the memorial

Create Account

Become a Keeper

As a free {brandName} user, you will only be able to make 5 photos and videos public.

As a free {brandName} user, only the first five (5) Mementos are visible to page visitors. You can change which Mementos are public by dragging and dropping a photo or video to one of the first five positions. Upgrading to {brandName} Plus will make all 10 Mementos selected visible to the public.

All Mementos

This option is only available to Keeper Plus users.

To allow yourself and the rest of the community to view all images and videos, and to enable everyone to download their own copy of these mementos, upgrade your account to Keeper Plus.

This memento is not visible to visitors

Your community has posted {itemCount} more pictures and videos that honor {firstName}'s memory. To view them all, and to enable everyone to download their own copy of each, this account will need to upgrade to Keeper Plus.

View all images and videos with Keeper Plus

Our Obituary Assistant helps you craft a meaningful life story in minutes. Review and edit every detail, and unlock more features with Keeper Plus.

Obituary Assistant

Spend as much time as you need working on your Memorial page before it is visible to the public, and much more, when you upgrade to Keeper Plus.

Save Page as Draft

Create unlimited event pages and unlock a suite of powerful features to help you seamlessly coordinate event details, invites, and more when you upgrade to Keeper Plus.

Event

Create a full picture of your loved one’s community and add unlimited family and friends to Loved Ones when you upgrade to Keeper Plus.

Loved One

Create unlimited Memorials — and unlock unlimited images and videos, event pages, and advanced privacy settings — to help you keep memories alive when you upgrade to Keeper Plus.

Memorial Page

Add unlimited Stories to highlight the all the things that made your loved one unique, from milestones, images, albums, documents, locations, and much more.

Highlight Stories

Upgrading to Keeper Plus means you can add additional Keepers to help you gather Mementos and tributes, approve content, build out a family tree, and tell {firstName}' story on Keeper.

Invite Keepers with Keeper Plus

Upload and display unlimited photos and videos, use unlimited Story templates to highlight key moments, and allow friends and family to download their own copies when you upgrade to Keeper Plus. 

Better Mementos with Keeper Plus

To access memorial related configurations that control the display of the banner upgrade to Keeper Plus.

This configuration  is not available on your current plan

Create a meaningful link path to add a personal touch to {firstName}'s memorial.

Custom Memorial link

Gift Messages

SENDING AS A GIFT?

Cart

About 1-800 Flowers

"Flowers were beautiful and they arrived in time before the funeral. Thank you and will purchase more in the future.!"

Hearing Tears

"Beautiful flowers, I've always enjoyed sending them to my love ones for sympathy and they have always love them very much Thanks for making people feel good when receiving them."

Sympathy

"This was true to the photo and good to know family took arrangement after the service."

Beautiful arrangement.  Perfect size for service.

Some of the great things our customers say about us

We're here to make it a little easier, with thoughtful gifts for the services & home, along with expert advice on how to be there during a difficult time.

Flowers

Gift Baskets

Express Your Deepest Sympathy

About Us

Perfect Condolence Gift

No one is meant to grieve alone

Peace and love

Product is made, packaged, and sent with love

Keepsakes

How to add your gift message

Packaging Information

Shipping information

Add a Personalized Charm to the Ornament:

Other Keepsakes

Install KeeperQR onto any headstone, urn, or other memorial in minutes.

Install

Use your phone or tablet to scan the unique code — no other tools required!

Scan

All three of our elegant KeeperQR designs are printed using durable, weather-resistant aluminum designed for indoors and outdoor use on headstones and urns, memorial benches and trees, or other monuments to your loved one’s life

Built to Last

Get <discount>50% off</discount> Keeper Plus with your KeeperQR purchase

Keeper Basic

Learn About Our Plans

Connect the physical and digital worlds to share your loved one’s life story with friends and family, no matter where they are.

KeeperQR Memorial QR Code Plaques

Planting a memorial tree or bereavement tree is a unique, environmentally conscious way to pay tribute and honor the memory of your loved one. Keeper Memorials is supporting American Forests to plant whitebark pine trees as well as thornscrub trees in select regions of the US and Canada.

Memorial Trees

KeeperQR is designed to pair seamlessly with a Keeper digital memorial. Use our FREE intuitive tools to create biographies, maps, and timelines, share photos and videos, and more with customizable features built to commemorate your loved one’s life’s story.

Powered by Keeper

Lifetime without any hidden costs or subscription traps

One time payment

Keeper is SOC2 compliant, keeping your memories safe and secure.

Data protection guaranteed

We bring your QR Codes to any corner of the globe

Worldwide Shipping

Our durable and beautiful QR code plaques create seamless connection between your loved one’s physical memorial and their digital memorial, allowing visitors to their final resting place instant access to their life legacy.

Memorial.

Honor their memory, share their story

A KeeperQR is a weather-resistant plaque with a custom QR code that links directly to your loved one’s digital memorial. When placed on a headstone, urn, bench, or tree, it allows friends and family to scan and view their life story instantly

What is a KeeperQR?

They’re built to withstand outdoor elements and adhere to most surfaces.

Where can I place the KeeperQR?

How does it work?

Frequently asked questions

KeeperQR

E-Certificate Design

Plant Memorial Trees as a Living Tribute

BRAZIL

CANADA

FLORIDA

OREGON

Memorial Project Reach

Memorial trees start at {price} per tree, with discounts for multiple trees

Our Commitment

Gift Baskets & Food

Keeper Plus

QR Plaques

Keepers Featured Products

A Greener Way to Remember

Learn about our Partners:

Help Us Complete Your Order

Remembrance Store

Through your unique link, your client can sign up for Keeper and create a Memorial for a loved one. When the Memorial page is completed by the family, it will appear on your microsite and website. You will be the main Keeper Administrator of the Memorial, along with the family member that created the page.

Invite Your Clients to Create a Memorial

Invite Families

Your Email Notifications

Notifications

Email Unsubscribe Settings

Other Settings

With your active Keeper PLUS subscription, you get unlimited access to a suite of powerful features:

Allow visitors to download a local copy of all images and videos.

Download Media

Create a custom and meaningful URL, unique to your loved one, for each Memorial page.

Editable URL

Plan public or private events and invite your loved ones.

Event Pages

Add images and create profile pages to illustrate the history and genealogy of your loved one.

Family Tree

Invite unlimited administrators to help you manage every Memorial page you have.

Keeper Administrators

Visitors enjoy unrestricted access to all uploaded images and videos.

Unlimited Media

Create unlimited Memorial pages for your loved ones.

Memorial Pages

You will be able to upload Full HD videos instead of embedded links.

Video Uploading

Your Profile

Add a business user

Edit a business user

Are you sure you want to delete these users from these brands? You will need to manually add these users again.

If the user is a part of multiple brands, you will have to delete the user from each one individually

Delete Users from Brands?

Users Settings & Notifications

Users

Are you sure you want to delete these users? This action will revoke their privileges across all brands.

Are you sure you want to delete this user? This action will revoke their privileges across all brands.

Delete Users from all Brands?

Delete User from Brand?

Are you sure you want to delete {totalDeletes} from this user?

Delete Roles from this User?

Are you sure you want to delete this user from this brand? You will need to manually add this user again.

Delete User from this Brand?

Requires users to confirm their email every time they would like to share a tribute on a Memorial page.

When Email Tribute Validation is turned OFF, Guest users do not need to confirm their email address before their tribute is published.

When Email Tribute Validation is turned ON, Guest users will need to confirm their email address before their tribute is published. They will receive an email with a confirmation link they must click.

Requires users to confirm their email only the first time they would like to share a tribute on a Memorial page.

Email Tribute Validation

If Flagged Content is turned OFF, content that has been flagged will remain public until they have been Approved or Removed from the Requests Center.

If Flagged Content is turned ON, content that has been flagged will be hidden until they have been Approved or Removed from the Requests Center.

Hide Flagged Content

Language

Email Notifications

Are you sure you want to delete the Memorial for {name}? This action will permanently remove the memorial from the system.

Delete Memorial?

When Memorial Request Moderation is turned OFF, Memorials will automatically be published.

When Memorial Request Moderation is turned ON, Memorials will only be published if and when you approve them. Memorials can be published or deleted in the Requests center.

Memorial Request Moderation

Moderation Settings

This will permanently delete your account. The business account, and business page will not be deleted. To deactivate your account, there must be another admin user assigned to your organization.

Are you sure you want to deactivate this account?

When Override Tribute Moderation is turned OFF, the tribute moderation settings on Memorial pages will be hidden and other Keepers cannot override the tribute moderation settings specified by your organization.

When Override Tribute Moderation is turned ON, other Keepers can view and change the tribute moderation settings of the Memorial pages they manage. (Each Memorial page will default to the organization’s tribute moderation setting upon creation.) 

Override Tribute Moderation

If the AI Content Moderation is OFF, text areas containing profane language will be published.  Tributes can however be flagged and removed at any time.

If the AI Content Moderation is ON, text areas containing profane language will not be published and the user will receive an error message.

AI Content Moderation

When Tribute Moderation is turned OFF, Tributes will automatically be published. Once published, users can flag inappropriate or spam content. You can instantly delete any Tributes published on a Memorial that you administer.

When Tribute Moderation is turned ON, Tributes will only be published if and when you approve them. Tributes can be approved or rejected in the Requests center.

Richard Dick McFarland Obituary | Altogether