Richard James DeFlieger, 92, of West Concord, died Sunday, January 9, 2022 at his home. Richard was born September 1, 1929 in Grand Meadow, Minnesota, the son of William and Isabelle (Johnson) DeFlieger. He attended Concord Township School until the eighth grade. After school Richard started working at Rochester Silo Company. After a couple years, in 1950 Richard joined the Air Force and was stationed in Rapid City South Dakota. He was united in marriage to Betty Kilness on December 27th, 1951, at the Zion Lutheran Church in West Concord. He was an avid sports fan of the Vikings and Twins. Thru the years Richard played baseball, softball, bowling, golf, and every Wednesday you would find him playing cards. Richard and his friends would go fishing every year to English River in Ontario, Canada. Richard is survived by his sons, Jim DeFlieger of West Concord, Joe (and Maria) DeFlieger of West Concord; sister, Delores Kautz of Kasson; grandson Josh DeFlieger of Loris, SC; step-grandson Tyler Bartz of Hopkins; step-granddaughter, Theressa Laue of Dodge Center; great-grandsons, Matt and Jake DeFlieger; step great-granddaughters, Amaya and Aubrey Laue. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty DeFlieger; parents, William and Isabelle DeFlieger; brother, Donald Deflieger. Funeral services will be held Michaelson Funeral Home in West Concord, on Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at 1PM. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Hegre Lutheran Church Cemetery in Kenyon. Food and refreshments served at the American Legion following the burial.