Edith Hazel Galarneau

1916 - 2007  (91 years)

• Name	Edith Hazel Galarneau
  Born	10 May 1916	Fairbault, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Dec 2007	Winona, Minnesota
  Buried	2 Jan 2008	Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield, Minnesota
  Person ID	I388	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Albert (Joseph Albert) Galarneau,   b. 22 Apr 1891, Ottawa,Carleton,Ontario,Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1958, Minneapolis, Minnesota  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Laura Chamberlain,   b. 1895, Fairbault, Minnesota
  Family ID	F210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harland Richey,   b. 15 Jan 1911,   d. 21 Apr 2002, Winona, Minnesota  (Age 91 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1935	Minnesota
  Children	1. Alfred Leroy Richey,   b. 6 Oct 1938, Meeker, Minnesota   2. David Eugene Richey,   b. 10 OCT1940, Meeker, Minnesota   3. J.E. Richey
  Headstones		Harland & Edith Galarneau Richley Headstone
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Birth: May 10, 1916 Faribault Rice County Minnesota, USA Death: Dec. 28, 2007 Winona Winona County Minnesota, USA Obituary~ Edith H. Richey, age 91, of Winona, formerly of Litchfield, died on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at Saint Anne Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2008, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul Lindhorst officiating. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the services at the church. Interment will be held in the Lake Ripley Cemetery. Edith Hazel Richey, the daughter of Albert and Laura (Chamberlain) Galarneau, was born on May 10, 1916, in Faribault, Minn. She grew up and received her education in the Litchfield area. On Sept. 10, 1935, she was united in marriage to Harland Richey. They engaged in farming in the Litchfield and Watkins area for a few years before moving into Litchfield. In the mid 1960s they moved to the Brainerd area. After Harland's health failed they moved to Winona in 2001. Edith was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield. She enjoyed fishing, camping and dancing with Harland. She also enjoyed painting and music. She was very handy with her needle work and would often crochet elaborate designs without a pattern. She is survived by her children, David (Margaret) Richey of St. Louis Park and Janice (Arnold) Dufseth of Rolling Stone, Minn.; grandchildren James (Kris) Dufseth, Jessica (Jeff) Hosch and Jeff (fiancee Lisa Thorn) Dufseth; great-grandchildren Morgen, Isabella and Cody. She is also survived by her sisters, Ruth Fogelstrom of Baudette, Marion Bengston of Sarasota, Fla., and Virginia Prieve of Litchfield. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harland in 2002, son Alfred, brother Bob Galarneau and sister, Margaret Sims.