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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271975
Title: Charles "Charlie" A. Richter
Date: 6/9/1927-2/14/2021
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Inscription/Marks: 6/9/1927
Summary: Charlie Richter, 93, passed away February 14, 2021, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford, ND. Funeral services were held February 19, 2021, at First Lutheran Church, NewRockford. A Private Family Burial was held at the Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. Charles Albert Richter was born June 9, 1927, to Otto and Marie Richter. He was born and raised on a farm in Pleasant Prairie Township, east of New Rockford, ND. Charlie attended the school in Brantford through the 8th grade. He then attended high school in New Rockford, where he was active in football and band. He graduated from New Rockford High School in the spring of 1945. Charlie enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1946 and came home to help his dad farm after his honorable discharge in 1948, starting his long farming career. Charlie married the love of his life, Neola Georgeson, on October 1, 1950, at the Methodist Church in New Rockford. After they were married, they lived and farmed on the family farmstead. They were blessed with seven children. As the kids grew and were involved in more activities, they purchased a house in town, where they lived during the school year, moving out to the farm every spring. During his farming years, he drove semi for Bob Weber and also hauled haystacks for multiple local farmers. He was also an owner of Midway Implement from 1971 until 1989. After retiring from farming in 1988, he continued his long-time love of trucking, driving his semi-truck coast-to- coast for 18 years. After his retirement, he continued to help and visit the boys on the farm daily, after checking the community happenings at the Rockford Café round table. He had a deep love for agriculture and the farm he helped build. Charlie was very civic minded and actively involved in many organizations. He served on the church board of the Methodist Church for several years and sang in the church choir. He was also active in the American Legion, the Eagles Club, Steam Threshers, Shriners, Masons, Grand Commandry, Knights of Red Cross, and the Pleasant Prairie Township. Charlie was on the New Rockford school board for several years. He drove bus to various sporting events for a number of years as well. Charlie was elected to the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (GDCD) board from 1969 to 2012. A true statesman, he generously devoted himself to strengthening North Dakota’s water industry and his community, earning a reputation for leadership and participation as he tirelessly promoted water projects and irrigation development in North Dakota. He holds the distinction as the longest serving director in the history of the GDCD. Garrison Diversion was truly near and dear to Charlie’s heart. Because of his dedication to water development, his presence is engrained into North Dakota’s water history. Charlie is survived by his seven children, Connie Richter, West Fargo, ND, Orlan (Peggy) Richter, Bismarck, ND, Carter (Mary) Richter, New Rockford, Lori (Rod) Bachmeier, West Fargo, Jani (Jim) Seifert, Bismarck, Stuart (Vicky) Richter, New Rockford, and Wendi (Bruce) Dean, Jamestown, ND; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lois Laber, Enderlin, ND, and Ruth (Neil) Barkus, Jamestown; brother-in-law, Quentin (Delores) Georgeson, New Rockford; sisters-in-law, Edith Georgeson, New Rockford, and Betty Georgeson, Sheyenne, ND; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Neola Richter; his parents; sister, Maralyn (Bob) Salting; brothers, Kenneth (Gerry) Anderson, and Ward (Dorothy) Anderson; brothers-in-law, Norbert Laber, Gary Georgeson, Dean (Fern) Georgeson, and Aldon Georgeson.
Red ID: FND_I_79470 Image ID: 546562 Image Notes: FND001 271975

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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