Richter, Robert, 1932-2006

RICHTER, TREBON, KEEGAN

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/21/2012 at 08:24:58

Robert Richter, 74, of Rock Valley died Friday, September 8, of a heart attack. Services were 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Rock Valley, with the Rev. Doug Klein officiating. Interment was 1 p.m. Wednesday in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

Richter was born March 24, 1932, at Rock Valley, the son of Lawrence and Christina (Trebon) Richter. He worked on the Milwaukee Railroad during his high school years and later served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from August 13, 1953, to June 17, 1955. He married Jane F. Keegan on December 27, 1956, at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Rock Valley. Together they lived on a farm west of Rock Valley eight years before living on an acreage east of Rock Valley. He drove truck for Terrace Park Dairy for 17 years before being a salesman for Thornburg Company. After retirement, he delivered parts for Town and Country Implement.

Survivors include his wife Jane; sons, Mark (Tina) Richter of Bettendorf, Stephen (Joyce) Richter and Greg (Teri) Richter, all of Rock Valley, and Tim and his fiancee, Diane Livers of Bentonville, Arkansas; daughters, Margaret (Antonio) Chavez of Fort Worth, Texas, and Mary (John) Reap of Colleyville, Texas; 14 grandchildren; and a brother, Richard (Evelyn) Richter of Rock Valley.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Christina; and a grandson.

Source: Sioux Center News, September 13, 2006.