Richard "Rick" Craig McGuire

RICHARD “RICK” CRAIG McGUIRE, age 74 of Cape Coral, Florida, formerly of Waseca, passed away unexpectedly on April 20, 2026 in Fort Meyers, Florida.

Rick was born in Waseca on September 3, 1951, to parents George and Dorothy (Miller) McGuire. He graduated from Waseca High School before continuing his education at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul where he earned his bachelor’s degree. Throughout his working years he moved around in Minnesota and then to Florida. He worked as a chemical dependency counselor and was very proud of his sobriety, his leadership role with alcoholics anonymous, and his ongoing efforts to help others that shared his story. He later went on to own and operate McGuire’s Collectibles and a lawn care service. He enjoyed archery, hunting, fishing, and collecting baseball cards, stamps, and coins.

Rick is survived by his daughter, Nicole McGuire; two grandchildren, Amber (Nate) Nybo and Julius McGuire; three great-grandchildren; four siblings, Judy McGuire, Shirley Geraghty, Mike McGuire and his significant other, Colleen Callahan, and Sharon (Jim) Rueth; and many nieces, nephews, and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother in infancy, George McGuire, Jr; and two sisters, Jean (Bill) Hesse and Betty (Tenny) Ellerbusch.