Mary Margaret Richard, Miltonvale
Obituary | Mary Richard of Miltonvale, Kansas | Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home (nsrfh.com)
May 3, 1931 - May 10, 2021
Mary Margaret Richard, age 90, was born May 3, 1931 in Norton, Kansas to Charles DePaul and Genevive Julianna (Dellere) Carroll.
She was a 1949 graduate of Norton Community High School and entered training at St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing that following September. Mary’s class was the last graduating class of St. Joseph’s. She passed the state boards for nursing in 1952 and began working as a registered nurse in the lab and surgery until 1953.
Mary met Carl Albert Richard at a dance in 1952. They were engaged shortly after and married on May 28, 1953. He preceded her in death on January 8, 2015.
Mary was heavily involved in 4-H during her childhood and during her own children’s childhoods. She was a sewing leader for several years. Mary is a member of St. Anthony Church as well as the Alter Society.
In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Joe and Francis Carroll and a sister, Dorothy Breiner
Survivors:
Son: Steven (Gloria) Richard of Belen, NM
Son: Michael (Linda) Richard of Miltonvale, KS
Son: Gerald (Dixie) Richard of Ottawa, KS
Son: Kenneth (Peggy) Richard of Havensville, KS
Son: Timothy (Dianne) Richard of Elizabeth, CO
Daughter: Kathleen (Clayton) Walker of Anchorage, Alaska
Brother: Tim Carroll of Lehigh Acres, Florida
Brother: Charles D. "Chuck" (Jan) Carroll of Wichita
Brother: Lawrence Carroll of Wamego, KS
Sister: Genny (Ron) Diekemper of Idaho
Sister: Jan (John) Asquith of Canon City, CO
Sister: Anita Carroll of Manhattan, KS
10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren
Funeral services: Family and extended family services will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2021 in Miltonvale, Kansas
Minister: Father Don Zimmerman
Burial: Miltonvale Cemetery, Miltonvale, KS
Memorials: St. Anthony Church or Miltonvale EMS c/o Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home