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Bernard Henry Richter
Born : 06 Dec 1876
Wheatland, WI
Died : 16 May 1955
Wheatland, WI
Age:78y 5m 10d
Father :
Ancestors of Alphons Richter Descendants of Alphons Richter Alphons Richter (1852-1928)
Mother :
Descendants of Dora Schuermann Dora Schuermann (1853-1896)
Married :
Descendants of Margaret Epping Margaret Epping (1883-1944)
on 22 Feb 1906
in St. Alphonsus, New Munster, WI
Children :
Ancestors of Leon Richter Descendants of Leon Richter Leon Richter (1907-1975)
Ancestors of Bert Richter Descendants of Bert Richter Bert Richter (1911-1995)
Ancestors of... Ancestors of Ben Richter
Descendants of... Descendants of Ben Richter
Siblings :
Ancestors of Kate Richter Descendants of Kate Richter Kate Richter (1878-1963)
Ancestors of Rose Richter Rose Richter (1880-1955)
Ancestors of Amelia Richter Amelia Richter (b. 1884)
Ancestors of Frank Richter Frank Richter (1888-1906)
Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : 2nd Cousin (2x rem)
Database ID : 3859
Date Created : 03 Oct 2018
Last Updated : 04 Oct 2018

Date : 20 May 1955
Location : St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery, New Munster, WI

Ben Richter, Age 78, Dies of Heart Attack

 

Ben Richter, 78, Wheatland, died Monday afternoon at his home following a heart aitack. Born in Wheatland, Dec. 6, 1877, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alphons Richter, he received his education in the county schools.

Richter, a lifetime farmer, served on the Wheatland school hoard for many years, and was a member of the Kenosha County Fair association, St. Alphonsus church, New Munster, and the Holy Name society.

Survivors are two sons, Leon, Burlington; Bert, Wheatland; a sister, Mrs. Peter Schlax. Kenosha; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Rose Bopp, Frank A., and Miss Amelia Richter.

RICHTER-Funeral services for the late Ben H. Richter, of Wheatland, Wis., will be held Friday morning. May 20th at 9:30 a.m. from McCarthy Funeral Home, Burlington, and at 10:00 a.m. from St. Alphonsus church. Interment New Munster cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon on Wednesday.
 
Kenosha Evening News - May 17 & 18, 1955

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Source - St. Alphonsus, New Munster, WI, Vol 1 - Baptism Records; 1852-1895; Image 282/711

Alfred Richter - line 23

Source - Year: 1880; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: 1431; Page: 145A; Enumeration District: 085

Alfred Richter - line 9

Leonard Kerkman - line 33

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241794



Source - St. Alphonsus, New Munster, WI, Vol 3 - Marriage Records; 1896-1920; Image 436/711



Source - Burlington Free Press - Feb 28, 1906

Henry Krift - line 53

Joseph Verhalen - line 71

Alfred Richter - line 72

Katherine Luke - line 98

Source - Year: 1910; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1715; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 602.

Joseph Lenz - line 59

William Luke - line 63

Frank Luke - line 75

Werner Luke - line 80

William Linneman - line 84

Ben Richter - line 99 (more on next page)

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1991; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 1062.

Joseph Lenz - line 97

Ben Richter - line 69

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2342312

Ben Richter - line 41

Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Somers, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04488; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 30-47A

Ben Richter, Age 78, Dies of Heart Attack

Ben Richter, 78, Wheatland, died Monday afternoon at his home following a heart aitack. Born in Wheatland, Dec. 6, 1877, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alphons Richter, he received his education in the county schools.

Richter, a lifetime farmer, served on the Wheatland school hoard for many years, and was a member of the Kenosha County Fair association, St. Alphonsus church, New Munster, and the Holy Name society.

Survivors are two sons, Leon, Burlington; Bert, Wheatland; a sister, Mrs. Peter Schlax. Kenosha; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Rose Bopp, Frank A., and Miss Amelia Richter.

RICHTER-Funeral services for the late Ben H. Richter, of Wheatland, Wis., will be held Friday morning. May 20th at 9:30 a.m. from McCarthy Funeral Home, Burlington, and at 10:00 a.m. from St. Alphonsus church. Interment New Munster cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon on Wednesday.

Source - Kenosha Evening News - May 17 & 18, 1955

Research notes for Ben

Richter, Bernard H. (Margaret Epping) (b. 12/6/1876) (s/ Alphonse & Dorothea, nee Schuermann) (bptz. 12/11/1876 as Henry Bernard)
(1905 Wis. census, Wheatland - p. 536, family 11, age 27, Bernard J.)

05-16-1955
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StAl Bap I-1876, p. 72, #28
G 447
KRPF 73
StAl Cem. sec. 2
Dec 06
1876
Birth 		Birth of Bernard Richter
Jun
1880
Age 3 		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Sep 13
1896
Age 19 		Death of mother, Dora Schuermann
Jun
1900
Age 23 		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Feb 22
1906
Age 29 		Married to Margaret Epping
Aug 14
1907
Age 30 		Birth of child, Leon Richter
Apr
1910
Age 33 		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Mar 12
1911
Age 34 		Birth of child, Bert Richter
Jan
1920
Age 43 		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Apr 27
1928
Age 51 		Death of father, Alphons Richter
Apr
1930
Age 53 		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Apr
1940
Age 63 		Lived in Somers, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Nov 20
1944
Age 67 		Death of spouse, Margaret Epping
May 16
1955
Age 78 		Death of Bernard Richter

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