Linda Richert
Linda Richert, 96, died Feb. 1, 2002, at Bethesda Home in Goessel.
Born June 24, 1905, she was the daughter of Jacob L. and Lena (Unruh) Jantz. On May 11, 1926, she married Peter Richert in Durham. He preceded her in death on April 2, 1984.
She was a homemaker and a member of Central Heights Mennonite Church in Durham. While living in Newton, she attended Shalom Mennonite Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, five brothers, and one sister.
Survivors include son Orville Richert of Durham, daughter Lillian F. Peters of Newton, sister Alma Funk of Hillsboro, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Services were Feb. 5 at Central Heights Mennonite Church in Durham. Rev. Edwin R. Stucky officiated. Burial was in Peace Valley Cemetery in Durham.
Memorials have been established with Central Heights Mennonite Church in Durham and Mennonite Central Committee.
