Arthur Richter
Arthur Valentine Rich-
ter, 76, Minot, died
Wednesday, June 8, 2016,
on arrival at a Minot hos-
pital.
Art was born June 7,
1940, at Harvey, North
Dakota, the son of Peter
and Ludvina (Kiefer)
Richter. He was raised
and educated at Selz and
Willow City. He enlisted
with the US Navy in 1959
and served his country
until he received his
honorable discharge in
1963.
Art was united in mar-
riage to Rozann Kerzmann
on July 7, 1964, at Garris-
on. The family made their
home in Minot in 1964,
where he became em-
ployed in civil service at
the Minot Air Force Base
in the Heating Plant until
retiring in 1995. During
his 30 years of working at
the base he made many
lifelong friendships that
he treasured dearly.
During his lifetime, car-
pentry was a passion of
Art’s. He was the master-
mind in building many
family projects and
houses for himself and his
children. From his family
he earned the title of
“Boss and Foreman” but
he truly was a “Jack of All
Trades.”
Art was a longtime
member of St. Leo’s
Catholic Church, Minot.
He was also a member of
the Minot VFW Post #753
and Knights of Columbus
organization. He enjoyed
hunting, gardening, fish-
ing, and spending time at
the lake gave him great
joy, but the time spent
with his family and espe-
cially his grandchildren
meant the most to him.
His loving family in-
cludes: wife of 51 years,
Rozann Richter, Minot;
children, Peter (Cheryl)
Richter, Marla (Jeff) Bone-
brake, and Carey (Steph-
en) Walter, all of Minot;
ten grandchildren, Jordyn,
Koral and Reese Richter;
Jack, Thea, Lily and Benn
Bonebrake; Jake, Kelsy
and Joby Walter; sister,
Marlene (John) Deck,
Bismarck, ND; brother-
in-law, Dennis Bender,
Yakima, WA, and several
nieces and nephews.
Art was preceded in
death by his parents and
sister, Eunice Bender.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: Tuesday, June 14,
2016, at 11:00 a.m. in St.
Leo’s Catholic Church,
Minot.
Rosary Recitation:
Monday, June 13th, at
7:30 p.m. in Thomas Fam-
ily Funeral Home, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park.
Visitation: Monday
from 3:00-6:00 p.m. in
Thomas Family Funeral
Home, Minot.
Memorials are pre-
ferred to Trinity’s Cardiac
Rehab Center, St Leo’s
Catholic Church or an or-
ganization of the donor’s
choice.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories are
invited to use the expres-
sions of sympathy section