Thomas W. Richards

Thomas W. Richards, 83, died Saturday, August 26, 2006. Tom was born in Kragnes township. His parents were William and Bessie Vigeness Richards. He was educated in the Richards school. He farmed north of Kragnes. In the winter he did carpentry for his neighbors and relatives. He put in the first sewer system in the area after the war when electricity came to the farm. He did many odd jobs around the neighborhood. He built a home in Moorhead for his folks. On December 28, 1977, he married Mae Wolter Richards. He built their home on the farm he was born on. They lived there farming the land until he retired. In 1997 they moved to Moorhead.He is survived by his wife, Mae; six step-children, January Johnson, Franklin, IN, Judy Ed Thompson, Corvalis, OR, Gary Jeanne Wolter, Chandler, AZ, Donald Joselyn Wolter, McMinnville, TN, Keith Patty Wolter, Fargo, ND, Mark Suzan Wolter, Hawley, MN; twelve step-grandchildren, nine step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Carol Moen, Mayville, ND and Betty Toppen, Fargo, ND; one brother, Melvin Pat Richards, Moorhead, MN; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Eleanor, Margaret and Mable; one brother, Roy Richards.