Lillian Richter
Aug. 19, 1922-June 10, 2021
Lillian Vesey Richter,
98, Minot, ND, formerly of
Blaisdell, ND, passed
away Thursday, June 10,
2021, at Souris Valley
Care Center in Velva.
Lillian Evelyn Slind
was born August 19, 1922,
on her parents’ farm locat-
ed in Amundsville Town-
ship of McLean County,
rural Ryder, ND. She was
the eighth of nine chil-
dren born to Bersvend
“Ben” and Ingeborg (Har-
stad) Slind. Lillian was
raised on the family farm
and educated in Ryder.
Lillian married Reynold
K. Vesey in 1943. From
this union, four children,
Carolyn, Gail, Roger and
Terry, were born. They
made their home on a
farm south of Blaisdell
where they farmed for
many years. They were
later divorced.
Lillian married Orville
Richter December 16,
1977. Orville passed away
in the spring of 1979.
Lillian worked for Trin-
ity Hospital in their
housekeeping department
until retiring after many
years.
She was a member of
St. Mark’s Lutheran
Church and the Moose
Lodge. She enjoyed play-
ing Bingo, embroidery
work and dancing at the
Moose.
Her loving family in-
cludes: children, Carolyn
Stair, Minot, Gail Becker,
Puyallup, WA, Roger
(Darlene) Vesey, Blaisdell,
and Terry (Deb) Vesey,
Wilton, ND; ten
grandchildren, Mitch
Myers, Brenda (Tim) Ma-
tuszek, Rick Myers, Bruce
(Shawnan) Becker, Tracy
Barnes, Joe (Emily) Vesey,
Peggy (Kyle) Bauer, Ryan
(Katie) Rafferty, Robin
Vesey, and Carrie Vesey;
26 great-grandchildren;
two great
great-grandchildren;
sisters-in-law, Mildred
Slind, Minot, Mavis Slind,
Jamestown, ND, and Her-
mine Slind of Aberdeen,
Maryland; and numerous
nieces and nephews. Lilli-
an was preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
Orville; brothers, Edwin,
Arthur, Kenneth, Melvin,
Rueben, and Lynn; sisters,
Myrtle Sessing and Ber-
nice Eidem; grandson, Da-
vid Vesey; great-grandson,
Arlo Vesey;
great-granddaughter, Cas-
sidy Bauer.
Graveside Service:
Thursday, June 17, 2021,
at 11:00 a.m. at Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Wednesday
from 4 to 6 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Memorials: are pre-
ferred to an organization
of the donor’s choice.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompson
larson.com).