Richter, Mary, Mrs. William, 1859-1926

RICHTER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas-Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/20/2011 at 21:00:47

DEATH OF MRS. WM. RICHTER

Mrs. Wm. Richter passed away at her home in Rock Valley at ten o'clock Sunday evening [November 28] following a week's illness.

Mrs. Richter was born in Westphalia, Germany, March 9, 1859, and was sixty-seven years, eight months and nineteen days old at the time of her death.

She came with her parents to this country when she was nine years of age. The family located at Burlington, Wis., where she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage with Wm. F. Richter at Burlington, February 18, 1879. A few weeks later they moved to Rock Valley and lived on a farm northwest of here, until about eight years ago, when they moved to Rock Valley.

Mrs. Richter was a woman who was very highly respected and loved by all who knew her, and the bereaved husband and children have the sincere sympathy of many friends.

Mrs. Richter was the mother of nine children, four of whom died in infancy. Those living are Mrs. A. F. Schemmer and W. B. Richter, of Rock Valley, Mrs. Fred Haas, of Omaha, Nebraska, E. H. Richter, of Madison, S.D., and Mrs. D. A. Crowley of Canby, Minn., all of whom were here to attend the funeral of their mother. She also leaves her husband Wm. Richter, and 21 grandchildren besides other relatives.

Funeral services were held at St. Mary's church in Rock Valley, Wednesday morning.

Among those from a distance who attended the funeral are Mrs. Henry Rosmiller, Burlington, Wisconsin, Mr. John Heiligenthal, Lyons, Wis., Mrs. Ben Richter, Mr. and Mrs. L. Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hatting, and Mrs. Herman Hatting, Ashton, Iowa, Mr. Henry Gossling and daughters Anna and Clara, Remsen, Iowa.

Source: Rock Valley Bee, December 3, 1926.

Her husband's obituary (Sioux County Capital, Nov. 12, 1936) gives her maiden name as Mary Richter.