Richard Wachter
Richard Wachter
WAUSA – Funeral services for Richard Wachter, 91, Bloomfield, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Oct. 11, at Thabor Lutheran Church, Wausa.
Richard Bloomquist, PMA, will officiate.
Private family burial will be in Bloomfield City Cemetery, Bloomfield, at a later date.
Military honors will be provided by the United States Army Honor Guard.
Brockhaus Funeral Home, Bloomfield, is in charge of arrangements.
Richard died Oct. 7, 2023, at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Richard Wachter was born Sept. 6, 1932, at Rosalie to Walter and Hannah (Pedersen) Wachter. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rosalie. He attended Parks School through the eighth grade, and then attended Lyons Public High School, graduating in 1950. After graduation, Richard moved to a farm at Willis, where he continued farming until he entered the Army Feb. 10, 1953, serving until he was discharged Feb. 2, 1955, having spent 16 months in Korea.
Richard and Susan Lile were married Nov. 30, 1955, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. They had five children, Debra, Katherine, Connie, and twins, Diane and Danny. They continued to farm at Willis until 1967, when they moved to Wausa. Richard and Susan farmed at Wausa from 1967 until 1996, when they had a farm sale due to Richard’s myasthenia gravis diagnosis. He then worked for Terra (CVA) in Bloomfield for the next eight years.
In 2004, Richard and Susan moved to Bloomfield, where he resided until his death.
Richard is survived by his wife of 67 years, Susan; children, Debra (Eric) Stinson, Norfolk; Kathy Heinle, Lincoln; Connie (Bert) Wagner, Creighton; Diane (Dave) Kumm, Bloomfield; and Danny (Kim) Wachter, Wausa; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Hannah Wachter; in-laws, Walter and Gertie Lile; a precious granddaughter, Natalie Grace Elsberry; sister, Ione, and husband, Gunnar Nelsen; and brother, Rollin, and wife, Jeanne Wachter.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Thabor Lutheran Church Steeple Fund.
