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Aug. 27, 2025

5:30 p.m.

St Bernard Catholic Church

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David Richards Obituary

David Richards passed away on August 8th, 2025 at the age of 77. He was born on November 24th, 1947 in Muncie, Indiana and grew up in Peru, Indiana. He graduated from Peru High school in 1965.

He married Bevery Eltzroth in 1971 and moved to Wetmore, Michigan to run Uno Lodge for 9 years. He spent 35 years working for Kimberly Clark, starting in the janitorial department in Munising, Michigan. He received a bachelor of science degree from Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia in 1995 and retired as a Technical Service Scientist in 2009.

David was actively involved in the church and his community, he restored Peru Circus wagons, and drove over 35,000 miles as a volunteer taking veterans to appointments. He loved traveling, visiting friends and family, hunting, fishing, and being outdoors.

Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at the Somerset Community Building on Saturday, August 30th at noon in Somerset, Indiana. There will also be a special intention mass in his honor on Wednesday, August 27th at 5:30pm at St Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash, Indiana.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Indiana Plain Dealer on Aug. 18, 2025.

Memorial Events
for David Richards

Aug

27

Funeral Mass

5:30 p.m.

St Bernard Catholic Church

Wabash, IN

Aug

30

Memorial service

12:00 p.m.

Somerset Community Building

Somerset, IN

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