Betty Lou Richstein, 83, of Tucson, Arizona passed away Sunday evening July 1, 2012 in Tucson.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday July 10, 2012 at the Church of Christ in Oshkosh with Pastors Jerry Smith and Dave Hallstrom officiating. Burial will follow in the Oshkosh City Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Family and friends may sign the guest book and leave condolences online at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com.
A memorial has been established in Betty Lou’s name.
Holechek Funeral Home & Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Richstein family.
Betty Lou (Snow) Richstein was born December 18, 1928 in Auburn, Nebraska to Howard and Mary D (Woods) Snow. She grew up in Auburn and graduated from the Auburn High School with the class of 1946. She was baptized into Christ in her early teens at the Auburn Christian Church and strived to serve Christ after her baptism. She graduated from Immanuel School of Nursing in Omaha in May of 1953 and came to Oshkosh in July to work at the Oshkosh Community Hospital.
She was united in marriage on June 11, 1954 to Clayton Richstein. To this union four children were born, three daughters and one son.
She enjoyed her nursing and especially her family. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She leaves to mourn her three daughters; Debby Gompert of San Antonio, TX, Nancy (Chuck) Loomis of Oshkosh, and Cindy (Dave) Hallstrom of Tucson, AZ; one son, David of Bayard; 9 grandsons; 3 great-grandsons; one great-granddaughter; 2 sisters; 2 brothers; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one granddaughter, five sisters and two brothers.