Obituary: Janet B. Richter, Hood River

Janet B. Richter passed away in peace on May 25, 2022, at Providence Brookside Manor in Hood River, Oregon. She was 95. 

Mary Janet Blazer, known throughout her life as Jan, was born to Frederick and Mary Blazer in Galesburg, Illinois in 1927.

She attended Purdue University and graduated with a degree in Home Economics.  She married Benjamin D. Richter of Lancaster, Massachusetts in 1950, who passed away in 2001. 

Janet is survived by three children, Mark and wife Deb, Debbie and husband Ed, and Scott and his wife Sam; six grandchildren, Kristy, Jenny, David, Sarah, Ryan, and Hannah; two great-grandchildren, Liam, and Raleigh. 

Jan loved playing bridge with a passion everyone noted. She and her husband Ben were members of a bridge club wherever they lived. Jan continued finding groups of women with which to play bridge right up until the last couple of years of her life in Hood River. 

Jan was a devoted homemaker and mother. She loved to laugh, loved family vacations, and kept everyone amused with stories later in life. 

Cooking was a passion of hers. She checked out cookbooks from the public library the way other folks take home novels and kept a large card file of recipes. Mealtime was a family affair where everyone shared their daily news and activities. 

At Jan’s request, the family plans a private gathering to celebrate her life in lieu of a memorial service.  

The family welcomes gifts in Jan’s honor to the Senior Health & Hospice area at Providence Foundations of Oregon, P.O. Box 3375, Portland, OR 97208, or online at https://providencefoundations.org/your-impact/hospice. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center • 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River, Oregon 97031.   

Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family.