Mildred M. Richardson

August 7, 1937 - October 4, 2020

Mildred M. Richardson, age 98, of Cherokee, Iowa died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee. Private family graveside services were held. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Mildred Marie Richardson, daughter of Adolph and Amanda (Hamann) Carstens was born August 2, 1922 in rural, Ida County, Iowa. She was baptized August 20, 1922 in the Lutheran faith and was confirmed March 21, 1937 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, Iowa. In April 1937, she moved to Galva, Iowa with her parents and graduated from the Galva High School in May of 1941. On June 1, 1941, Mildred was united in marriage to Virgil (Shorty) Richardson at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, Iowa. The couple made their home in Galva. Virgil died on October 15, 1984. Mildred was employed by the City of Galva as City Clerk from November 1, 1968 until January 1, 1994. She also served on the Galva Development, Inc. Board of Directors from 1983 – 2002. On March 2, 2002 she moved to Cherokee, Iowa to be near her family members. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Cherokee. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; daughter, Nancy Harder; and son-in-law, Kenneth Harder. She is survived by one daughter, Susan and her husband, Phillip Seeley of Cherokee, Iowa; grandchildren: Jeff Harder and Laura Overman; great grandchildren: Hailie and Brianna Trobaugh and Shayanne Riebe.