Obituary: Lorne Henry Richman, 89, The Dalles

Lorne Henry Richman,

October 21, 1935 - December 26, 2024

Lorne, went home to be with the LORD on December 26, 2024. He was 89 years old. Lorne was born

on the farm in Tower City, North Dakota, the fourth son of 9 children born to Martin and Ada Richman.

He attended school in Tower City and played on the Tower City Clams basketball team. He worked on

the farm until he went to college for a year and then joined the military – the army division- for two

years from 1954-1956. He was stationed in Hanau, Germany during peace time.

After returning home from the army he attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and

worked in a pea cannery in Milton-Free Water, Oregon and worked in the wheat harvest in Connell,

Washington. He met Sharyn Louise Abrahamson in North Dakota and married her on December 26,

1959.

Lorne and Sharyn lived in Salem, Oregon while Lorne worked at J.C. Penney and there they had Lynn

and Bruce. In 1963 they moved to The Dalles, Oregon and Lorne took a job as a manager at Equitable

Savings and Loan. He continued in the job for many years until he started working in real estate

development and continued this exciting journey throughout his life. In The Dalles Lorne and Sharyn

had two more sons – Danny and David and then brought a big “surprise” home from their visit to Don

and Mavis Richman in Brazil....a sister, Julie Suzana.

Lorne and Sharyn resided for most of their years together in The Dalles area with a few changes of

location here and there...Cherry Heights, Wamic and Pine Hollow. Sharyn went home to be with the

Lord in May of 1996.

In 1997 Lorne married a long-time acquaintance, Beth Peickert in The Dalles, Oregon and they had 27

years of marriage together. Beth added two children and 5 grandchildren to the Richman family and

Lorne loved them all.

Lorne was a strong Christian all his life and a very generous man. He loved helping people - in fact he

thrived on helping people! So many of us remember his yellow legal pads and restaurant napkins with

real estate plans, new inventions and many, many dreams of which most or all would make a small

fortune. He was an optimist and we loved him for it.

Lorne – husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, friend, and helper of many is survived by his

wife Beth. His children are Lynn (Tracie) Richman of Silverton; Bruce (Tammy) Richman of The

Dalles; Danny (MaryBeth) Richman of The Dalles; David (Carrie) Richman of Haines; Oregon and

Julie (Stacy) Adams of Lebanon; Stan (Jenny) Peickert of The Dalles and Cynthia Carty of The Dalles.

He had 18 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

Lorne is survived by siblings: Don (Mavis) Richman of Bloomington, Minnesota; Wally Richman of

Redmond, Oregon; Jerry (Della) Richman of Valley City, North Dakota; Jane Fiebeck of Bend, Oregon,

and Janet (Walt) Edmonds of Salem, Oregon. He is preceded in death by his brothers Merwin, Daryl

and Robert Richman.

Lorne was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in The Dalles. He loved getting cards and letters and

was good at “staying in touch” with friends and family. He had a corny sense of humor and his farm

and real estate were his hobbies. He loved to “make a deal.” His love and his hugs, cards, laughter,

generosity, stories, and family focus will be greatly missed.

His celebration of life will be January 11, 11:00 at Calvary Baptist Church in The Dalles, Oregon. A

short interment will precede the service. Following the 11:00 service will be a gathering of family and

friends for a meal and fellowship.

In lieu of flowers and in honor of Lorne’s life and giving spirit, the family would like donations to be made to:

Camp Jonah, 31 Little Mountain Rd., Trout Lake, WA 98650

or Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607-3000