Obituaries

Evelyn Richards

October 14, 1921 - January 12, 2009

Age 87, of School Rd., Castile, died January 12, 2009 at the Wyoming Co. Comm. Hospital in Warsaw.

She was born October 14, 1921 in Rochester, daughter of the late Maurice and Eva Mae Urmey Kausch. She was a member of the Oatka Baptist Church for over 50 years and was very active in the church with her husband Donald J. Richards who died August 27, 2005. She enjoyed sewing, canning, gardening, helping her husband with their farm and being a homemaker. In earlier years, she worked at Bausch & Lomb in Rochester.

Surviving are her son, John (Wilma) Richards of Port Charlotte, FL; her daughter, Donna Richards of Castile; her grandchildren, Jody (Doug) Shurtleff of Syracuse, John Richards, Jr. of Castile, Jeff (Season) Richards of Painted Post, Michael (Lara) Richards of Winder, GA, Terri (Randy) Harris of Port Charlotte, FL, Larry (Bonnie) Burgess of Connecticut; 11 great grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Robert Kausch.

Friends may call Friday 2 – 4 & 7 – 9 at Harmon-Watson Funeral Home, 35 N. Main St., Castile where a service will be held Saturday at 10 AM. Burial will be at a later date in Grace Cemetery, Castile. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Warsaw, 65 S. Main St., Warsaw, NY 14569. Online condolences at http://www.harmon-watson.com.

Important Dates

January 16, 2009 : Calling Hours for Evelyn Richards - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM - At Harmon-Watson Funeral Home

January 16, 2009 : Calling Hours for Evelyn Richards - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - At Harmon-Watson Funeral Home

January 17, 2009 : Funeral for Evelyn Richards - 10:00 AM - At Harmon-Watson Funeral Home

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Feb 23.09 from samuel cordaro:
hello,
i am very sorry for you loss...
i have lost contact with larry burgess. we were best friends when he lived in pavilion,ny with wilma/john richards and there son michael. we went to leroy central school grad. 1986. larry moved to port charlotte,fl. it's been over 25yrs since i've seen him..i am hopeing he is ok... thank you..

Jan 28.09 from Carl and Sharon McCready:
Donna.. so sorry to hear about your moms death. Being in Florida we just heard about it..And to John as well, We are thinking about you both and extend our condolences.. We will miss Mom and Dad, but know they are now happy with the Lord in his kingdom

Jan 21.09 from Robert Yoho:
The Damex Corporation would like to extend their condolences to the family during this difficult time.

Jan 17.09 from Margurerite Howe & Family:
We are deeply sorry for your loss Evelyn and Don were both great friends