Thelma Grace (Bowser) Richter
Thelma Grace (Bowser) Richter, age 91, passed away on Sunday September 1, 2013 at Generations Elder Care after a long illness.
She was born March 29, 1922 to Bruce and Esther (Cramer) Bowser in Listonburg, Pa.
She was preceded in death by her parents and, due to her mother’s death at age four, she was also preceded in death by her foster parents, Albert and Mary Ringer, of Maryland; her husband of seventy years, Edwin Richter; son-in-law Ralph L. Whipkey; infant granddaughters Melissa and Juliann Whipkey; a sister, Marie Swayne; foster brothers, Herbert and Charles Ringer and foster sisters, Ruth Ringer and Margaret Richter.
Thelma owned and operated Richter Construction in Uniontown with her husband for over 30 years. They both had farming backgrounds and managed to do the combination most of their lives.
She was a lifelong Lutheran and a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Pa.
Her list of hobbies, skills and accomplishments would be long, but summing up her life would be best expressed by the words, ‘courage’, ‘strength’, ‘character’, ‘wit’, ‘hard work’, ‘honesty’, ‘determination’ and, most of all, by her devotion and love for her family and the Lord.
Her memory will be cherished by her daughters, Loretta Roebuck and husband, Stanley ‘Mike’, of East Millsboro, Pa., Patricia Armel and husband, Dale; son, Ronald Richter and wife, Nema, all of Uniontown, Pa.; grandchildren, Brian Whipkey and wife, Danna, Christine Buckley, Patrick Richter and wife, Amy, all of Uniontown, Pa., and Matthew Richter and wife, Jennifer, of Reading, Pa.; great-grandchildren Kirsty Swaney and husband, Jason, Christian Kyler, Kolt and Kolin Buckley, Kristen Brownfield and husband, T.J., Brittney and Melissa Whipkey and Shawn and Ryan Richter; great-great-grandchildren, Alora Brownfield, Shayne Swaney and Elayna Lawrence. She is also survived by her brother, George Bowser; sisters, Elaine O’Neal and Eloise Harned and foster sister, Mary Bach.
Friends will be received in the STEPHEN R. HAKY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 603 N. Gallatin Ave. Ext., Uniontown, Pa. on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Entombment will be private in Sylvan Heights Cemetery. Uniontown, Pa.
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