Mildred Fish Richmond, 1866-1946

RICHMOND, FISH

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 3/8/2009 at 19:53:23

Contributor note: This obituary article was taken from the microfilm files of the Algona, IA Library, and were taken from the Kossuth County Advance, 22 AUGUST 1946, Algona, IA. Parts of the article were not clear, and complete accuracy can not be assured. Contributors comments are in brackets [JMR:xxxx].

County Kossuth Pioneer Dies at Age of 80

Swea City, Aug. 21 [JMR: 1946] Word was received by local relatives of the death that morning that former Seneca and Algona resident, Mrs. William Richmond [JMR: William Cavers RICHMOND] died at her home in Oelwein early Sunday. Mrs. Richmond [JMR: Mildred Lavia FISH] who was past 80, had ill health for many years, disease being the cause of death.

She was the oldest daughter of Charles O. Fish and Lucy, [JMR: Lucy Maria HARE] and was born____ ,[JMR: 11 May 1866] near Rochester, Minn. [JMR: Eyota, MN] At the age of two years she came with her parents to Seneca Township where she attended the district schools and grew to young womanhood. She attended the North Iowa Normal school at ______ and later supplementing her ______with work at Dexter ________and was a rural teacher for several years.

In April 1888, she was married to William C. Richmond, of Armstrong Grove (later Armstrong) and the couple lived in the vicinity for over 30 years. In 1920 they purchased a home in Waterloo, then move to farm near Charles City, later returning to Waterloo. In _____they purchased a home in _____, where they lived until _____when they moved to Oelwin to be near their children.

Mrs. Richmond was a member of the Presbyterian Church at _____ and was an active member in the woman's club as long as her health permitted. She was talented in ar-_______and had studied are _____in oils.

Living are her husband, daughters, Mrs. Neil McGee of Dunkerton, Mrs. James Bowman [JMR: Sadie Irene] of Jackson [JMR: Jackson, Michigan] and Lucy Richmond [JMR: Lucy Margaret], of _________, a son Matthew [JMR: Matthew William], of _______two sisters, Mrs. Sadie______of Bryant, S.D., and ______G. Smith of Swea City and a number of grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services and burial will be held at Olewein Thursday.

Contributed by: James M. Richmond.