In loving memory of

Glen Henry Richter
February 28, 1945 - February 15, 2009

Glen H. Richter, 63, of rural St. Charles, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 at his home.
He was born February 28, 1945 in Rochester to Howard and Bernice (Patterson) Richter. He attended Dover School and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1963. He attended Austin Vo-Tech and served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1966 - 1971. Glen and Janet Boldt were married May 13, 1967 in Rochester. They moved to St. Charles in 1977 to farm the Patterson/ Papenfus family farm. Glen also worked as a test engineer for IBM, retiring in 2002. He enjoyed fishing and going to coffee with the guys.
Survivors include his wife, Janet, four children, Jeanine Richter of St. Charles, Michael (Amy) Richter of Rice Lake, WI, Gregory Richter of Bloomington and Kristen Richter of Bishkek, Kyrgyzsten, three grandchildren: Emily, Megan and Thomas, his mother, Bernice Richter of St. Charles, three brothers; Allen (Lois) Richter of Nevada, Missouri, Lyman (Julaine) of Spring Valley and Brian (Susan) Richter of Bloomington. He was preceded in death by his father Howard in 1988.
Funeral Services will be 11AM Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Chatfield with Pastor Randy Charlton officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in St. Charles. Friends may call from 5 - 8 PM Thursday at Hoff Funeral Home in St. Charles. They may also call one hour before services at the church. Please share a memory of Glen at his on-line guestbook or view his Tribute Video when ready at www.hofffuneral.com.
Memorials are preferred to Calvary Baptist Church of Chatfield and the St. Charles FFA Chapter.

Tribute video can be found at: http://videos.lifetributes.com/54315

Tributes

Tom and Gloria McGiffin wrote on Feb 23, 2009:

"Tom was so glad that he had a nice visit with Glen the day we stopped at Amy and Mikes.Glen always was interested in what machinery Tom had especially when Tom got a John Deere combine. He will be missed by many people. Sincere sumpathy."

Emily Richter wrote on Feb 19, 2009:

"I love you and miss you Grandpa!"

Megan Richter wrote on Feb 19, 2009:

"I love you Grandpa! I'll miss eating popcorn with you. I hope you enjoy the pictures I colored for you."

Mike Richter wrote on Feb 18, 2009:

"To all friends and family, on behalf of our family I would like to thank you for your comments, thoughts and prayers. While we knew Dad was suffering from his illness for several years, it did come as a surprise for me to lose him so soon. I will always cherish my time with him, especially the fun he had with the grandkids. While it was difficult for him this last year to be mobile and to be able to visit us in Rice Lake, he found it in himself to spend a few days with us over Christmas (2008). I appreciate the energy he and Mom found and the effort they made to do that; I will remember it always. Again, thankyou to all. We are truly blessed to have each of you in our lives. Mike"

Darrel and Rose Smith wrote on Feb 18, 2009:

"To Janet and family, We just got the news about Glenn. We are in Mexico and wished we could be home for the service. We always had fun at the shop and willl miss his BS at coffee. Our gatherings at the Pioneer Club were fun too. You have our sympathy."

Thomas (Tommy) Richter wrote on Feb 18, 2009:

"I love you and miss you! Bye Bye."

Terry & Connie Brown wrote on Feb 17, 2009:

"Jan, we send our sympathies to you at your loss of Glenn. I always remember Glenn by his "Here's you hat, what's your hurry" saying. He was always fun to be around. The days at Golden Hill and 37th Street are pleasant memories now. I also appreciated his work at RCS as treasurer there. May the Lord bless you and grace you with His presence during this time."

Dara Becker wrote on Feb 16, 2009:

"Hi Mike, It's Dara from high school--I'm so sorry you have to bear your dad's death while you and he are relatively young. I know it's a huge shock whether the death was expected or not. May he rest in peace. Dara"

Beth Mueller wrote on Feb 16, 2009:

"Jeanine you and your family have my deepest sympathy. "

Todd McGiffin wrote on Feb 16, 2009:

"Glenn was a great guy to visit with when they would come up here to Wisconsin to see Mike, Amy and the kids. Number of times he came over to our farm to see what was new and to talk farming and machinery. So sorry to hear the news, he was a classy guy. "

al and bev schneider wrote on Feb 16, 2009:

"So very sorry for all of your family. Glenn was a fun guy to visit with and always was there for us to finish the crops up in the spring. He loved to come to Wisconsin and see how different it was to farm our soil.Always loved his help and will miss his friendship dearly! He is at peace with no pain. What a great blessing for him."