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“Opal will be missed by everyone who works at the Kingston Rd Dollar General. She was very memorable and we all loved her. She called us and shopped...Read More »
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“Condolences to the Schultz and Richter families my mother (Anna L. Harmon) and Opal were cousins and good friends and I kept in contact with Opal...Read More »
2 of 2 | Posted by: William (Bill) Harmon - Hernando, FL


Opal C. Richter, 98, of 11813 9th Road, Plymouth, Indiana, 46563, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010, at 5:30 p.m., in Bremen Health Care Center, Bremen, Indiana. Opal was born on January 3, 1912, in Tyner, Indiana, to Walter and Stella (Jones) Killian. Archie Schultz and Opal were married in 1928. Archie passed away in 1987. Opal married T.K. Richter in 1990. T.K. passed away in 2001. Opal worked for 16 years at the Teegarden Nursing Home in the kitchen and also as a nurse's aid. Opal is survived by her son, Chuck Schultz of Elkhart, Indiana; her grandchildren, Anthony and Chrispin Harper both in Elkhart; her step-daughters, Marcia Richter of Bremen and Beverly (Omer) Reese of Evanston, Illinois; her step-grandsons, Jonathan of Evanston and Joel of Chicago, Illinois; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her brother, Alfred Killian; her daughter, Phyllis; and her foster son, Kenneth Duncan. Memorial contributions may be given to the family, to be put into a college fund, for Opal's grandchildren. ~VISITATION~ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010, 4:00-8:00 P.M. VAN GILDER FUNERAL HOME 300 WEST MADISON STREET PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, 46563 ~FUNERAL~ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010, 10:30 A.M. VAN GILDER FUNERAL HOME THE REV. CHARLES KRIEG AND DR. CHARLES KILLIAN, OFFICIATING ~BURIAL~ BREMEN CEMETERY, BREMEN ~MEMORIES MAY BE SHARED AT~ www.vangilderfuneralhome.com