Mary E. Richter

Mary Ellen Adams Richter was born on March 16, 1912 in Algona, Iowa to William Wallace Adams and Mary Elizabeth Dutton Adams. She graduated from the Algona Normal Training class of 1930. In the fall of that year she moved to Springfield township in Kossuth County, Iowa where she taught rural school for two years. While teaching school, she met her future husband, Otto Richter and they married in the Methodist parsonage at Lakota, Iowa on February 12, 1932. They lived on the same farm in Springfield township for 35 years. Because of Ottos health they retired in 1964 and moved to Elmore which has been her home ever since. Otto passed away on February 26, 1984. To this union were born four children, two boys and two girls. After her marriage she was instructed in the Lutheran faith and became a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Elmore. She has been a member of the church financial committee and held various offices in the Ladies Aid and LWML and helped organize and work for the Trinity Quilting Ladies for many years. She is survived by sons Marvin and wife Mary of Norwood, MN, Donald and wife Janet of Onamia, MN, daughters LaVonne and husband Clayton Wolf of North Mankato, and Jeannette Eichhorn of Elmore. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband Otto, sons-in-law Jack and Lee Eichhorn and six sisters and 1 brother.