RICH, Christina Kathryn 1917-2018

RICH

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 3/12/2018 at 12:36:20

Services:
Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Orchard Hill Church: 3900 Orchard Hill Dr. Cedar Falls

Visitation:
Thursday prior to the service at the church

Cemetery:
Stout Cemetery in Stout, Iowa

Memorials
May be directed to Orchard Hill Church to be used for the continued support of the Haitian Education and Literacy Program (H.E.L.P.)
Biography

Christina Kathryn Rich, age 101, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at Martin Health Center of Western Home Communities.

She was born on January 27, 1917, on the family farm in Grundy County, two miles south of Stout, IA; the daughter of Owen and Anna Dirks Rich.

Christina graduated from Central College in Pella, Iowa, and the University of Dubuque with a BA in education.

At age 26, she worked as a Nurses Aide, then as a 1st grade teacher in Boxholm, Iowa, she taught Kindergarten in Sac City, Ackley, and Orange Township. Christina retired from the Waterloo Community School District in 1979.

Christina was an active member of Orchard Hill Reformed Church in Cedar Falls, where she taught Sunday school, and served in the Children’s Ministry and the Connect & Care Ministry. She was dearly loved by all who knew her.

Survivors include cousins: Betty Wehr of Wichita, Kansas, Craig Wehr of Cedar Falls, Janice Karsak of Wichita, KS, Steven Wehr of Readlyn, and her best friend, Ginger.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Andrew Cornelius Rich.

SOURCE: Kearns funeral home website