Richert, Eva Schmidt (1872-1956)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 Dec 27 p. 6

Birth date: 1872 Jun 30

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— Mrs. Eva Richert, 83, widow of Rev. P. H. Richert, died Friday morning, Dec. 21,at the Axtell Christian Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Tabor Mennonite Church. Mrs. Richert was born in Russia in 1873,coming to Nebraska the following year and to the Alexanderwohl settlement near here in 1875. She is survived by two daughters, three sons, one brother and two sisters.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 Jan 3 p. 8

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EVA SCHMIDT RICHERT

Eva Schmidt Richert, our mother, was born in Paulsheim, Russia on June 30, 1872. At the age of two she and her family migrated to America, settling in Marion County, Kansas.

She was baptized in the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in 1890. On August 16, 1900, she was married to P. H. Richert, who preceded her in death on Oct. 24,1949, after 49 years of marriage. They made their home near Bethel College until father was called to the pastorate of the Tabor Church near Goessel in 1909.

She died on Dec. 21, 1956, in the Axtell Christian Hospital, Newton, at the age of 84, after an illness of nearly two years which kept her confined to her bed.

She is survived by her five children, Stella Richert, of Newton, Anton Richert of Wichita, Elma Richert Crockett of Topeka, Otto Richert of Newton, and Sam Richert of Wichita; one brother, Henry Schmidt, Newton; two sisters, Mrs. P. H. Hiebert, Goessel, and Mrs. Berry Gay, Newton; as well as nine grandchildren, three daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, and many other relatives.

During her long illness she found comfort in various Bible verses and hymns.

We remember her lovingly as a faithful and devoted mother, whose sincere and simple faith was an inspiration to us. We rejoice with her that she could go Home for Christmas. — The Family.