Raymond W. “Ray” Richter 86 of
Breese died Wednesday September 29, 2004 at St. Louis University
Hospital in St. Louis
He was born March 25, 1918 in
Breese to Kasper and Rose (Heimann) Richter: they preceded him in
death
He married Aloisia A. Brdelak July 23, 1947
at St. Augustine Church in Breese and she preceded him in death
April 30, 2004
Also preceded in death by brothers
Norbert and Richard Richter, Sister Estelle Kueneke, brother-in-law
Jack Vahlkamp, sisters-in-law Flora Richter and Dorothy Richter
Surviving is a son Raymond “Butch”
(Connie) Richter of Breese
Daughters Mary Lou (Roger) Keech of
St. Louis, Arlene Richter of Bradenton FL, M. Susie (Don) Foppe of
Breese, Carolyn (Hermann) Eisele of St. Louis, Denise (Chuck) Hart
of St. Louis
10 grandchildren and 1 great
grandson
Brothers Casper (Dorothy) Richter
of Breese, R. Joseph (Barb) Richter of Breese
Sisters Lorraine (Gene) Niemeyer of
Breese, Jane Vahlkamp of Breese
Brother-in-law Art Kueneke of
Breese
Ray was retired Electrical
Superintendent of Scott Air Force Base. An Army veteran of WWII,
serving with the 103rd infantry cactus division, Veteran
of the Battle of the Bulge
Member of St. Augustine Catholic
Church and Men’s Sodality, Breese American Legion Post 252 and past
commander, 40/8, Breese Historical Society, Concordia Saengerchor,
past Alderman for the city of Breese, past board member of the
Clinton County Board, East/West Gateway Coordinating Council
Funeral Mass Saturday October 2,
2004 at 1:00 PM at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Breese with Fr.
Chuck Tuttle officiating Interment St. Dominic – St. Augustine
Cemetery
Visitation will be held on Friday Oct. 1, 2004
from 4 to 9 Pm and Saturday Oct. 2 from 8 to 12:45 PM at the Moss
Funeral Home in Breese
Breese American Legion will hold
services at 7:30 PM Friday at the funeral home
Memorials can be made to Mater Dei
High School or All Saints Academy and will be received at the
funeral home
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