Thelma Maxine Richter

She passed away May 4, 2018 at Village Hospice in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

She was the 2nd child of 16 children. As a young child her family moved to Appleton City, Missouri.

After graduating high school she moved to Lee’s Summit, Missouri and started out her career as a waitress. She continued serving others for 45 years at many restaurant locations throughout the Kansas City area. She carried on serving others as a caregiver and housekeeper for the next 25 years. After 70 years of serving others she retired.

She married Joseph F. Richter on July 28, 1944. Her husband was halfway around the world fighting in WWII when she gave birth to her only child, David, in 1945.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, three sisters, Virginia Preston, Vernetta Clark and Claudine Champ, and four brothers, Lloyd Snider, Keith Snider, Donald Snider and Clifford Snider, and one great-grandchild, Caleb Robert Gotway.

Surviving are one son, David J. Richter, and wife of 56 years Shelia, four grandchildren, Daniel Richter, Darren Richter, Melisa Gotway and husband Robert, and Melanie Moore and husband William.

Nine great-grandchildren, Lindsay Richter, Justin Twilley, Carly Richter, Nolan Gotway, Alexandra Moore, Savanah Richter, Rachel Richter, Adam Moore and Chloe Gotway.

Three great-great-grandchildren, Naomi Richter, Roman Richter and Jonas Richter.

Six sisters, Marjorie Kincheloe, Shirlene Terry and husband G.L., Bonnie Bailey and husband Jerry, Gwendolyn Johnson and husband James, Charlotte Gillespie and husband Larry, Gail Vaughn and husband Herschel; two brothers, Clyde Snider and Garry Snider and wife Sandra.