Richard Fetzer

Richard Fetzer, 73, Steele, ND, died November 3, 2011, at the Medcenter One Mandan Living Center. Services will be held at 1:00 pm Monday, November 7, at Tuttle English Lutheran Church, Tuttle, ND, with Rev. Valerie Kinlan officiating. Burial will be in the Tuttle Cemetery following the service. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Sunday, November 6, at the Eastgate Steele Memorial Chapel in Steele, ND, where prayer service will be held at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue on Monday one hour prior to the service at the church. Richard was born on March 1, 1938, to Jacob and Christine Geist Fetzer. He was raised and attended school in Tuttle. Richard joined the Army on January 4, 1963, and served until October 31, 1967. During that time, he married Lorna Larson on September 25, 1965, also of Tuttle. They stayed and made their home there, where they were blessed with five daughters. After being honorably discharged from the regular Army, Richard signed up with the ND Army Reserve, serving until 1980. Richard had a number of jobs earlier in his career including local farm work, driving milk truck, and diesel mechanic for a dealer in Steele. He then went to work for Kidder County as a heavy equipment operator where he stayed until retirement in 1994. When not at work for the county, Richard enjoyed raising a garden and being in the outdoors. After his retirement, Richard developed an endearing hobby of collecting toys including a variety of cars, fire equipment, and miscellaneous items. He also enjoyed spending time with all of his friends at the Steele Senior Center every chance he could. Richard's true love over the years though was spending time with his beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They were his pride and joy and he never grew tired of talking about them with friends and family wherever he went. He will be deeply missed by all of his family and friends. Richard is survived by his five daughters, Cindy Brad Heinz, Steele, ND; Claudette Darl Enzminger, Steele, ND; Candy Pat Thomas, Bismarck, ND; Crystal Todd Hirschkorn, Underwood, ND; and Carmen Shannon Wahl, Steele, ND; two brothers, Leonard Fetzer, Fargo, and Harold Anne Fetzer, Mandan; a half-sister, Freda Myers, Carrington, ND; along with19 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Richard was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Melvin; half-brother, William Stanke; 15 other half-brothers and sisters; and a granddaughter, Amanda Heinz.

Richard Fetzer

March 1, 1938 - November 3, 2011