Bernice Richter, 96, of St. Charles, died on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Rochester.
She was born on Dec. 9, 1922, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Weigel) Patterson in St. Charles.
She was a graduate of St. Charles High School.
After graduation, she was employed as a secretary in St. Charles at Rollingstone Mutual Insurance Company and then at the Traffic Bureau in Winona.
She was united in marriage to Howard E. Richter of Dover, Aug. 30, 1944.
They farmed northwest of Dover for 30 years, retiring in 1975 to St. Charles. She moved to Rochester in 2011.