Alice Louise Richter

Alice Louise Richter born October 13th, 1942 passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimers disease in Newberg, Oregon on February 24th, 2025. Born in Kellogg, Idaho as the first of three children of Austin and Irma Park. She met her husband Larry Richter while attending Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon where she earned her homemaking degree. They were married in1964 and were together for 50 years. They moved to Coos Bay, Oregon shortly after their marriage where they raised two girls, Lorie (Wolff), and Carla (Morrison). They lived in Coos Bay for over 30 years until moving to their home in Castle Rock, WA to be closer to their daughters and their grandson. Alice was a substitute teacher in the Coos Bay school system and eventually taught at the alternative learning program at Marshfield High. Alice loved teaching and as a 4-H leader, she shared her knowledge with many children in the Coos Bay area in the 70’s and 80’s by leading various 4-H clubs such as photography, sewing, home-economics, cooking, outdoor survival, mushroom and plant identification and animal husbandry. She supported her girls in raising various livestock such as sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, and horses for 4-H and Fair exhibition. Alice’s love for her girls was apparent. Photography and native plants were her passionate hobbies, she loved photographing wildflowers! The Coos Bay property was filled with many rare plants and flowers. She was avid about the outdoors and spent her spare time hiking into the wilderness or along beaches on the Oregon coast with her friends. She could frequently be found kneeled down in a bog taking the perfect photo of a rare wildflower, Alice used her photography to co-author “The Encyclopedia of Northwest Native Plants for gardens and landscapes” in 2008. She was active in the Native Plant Society of both Oregon and Washington. Alice was a Master Gardner for Washington State and regularly volunteered to answer questions to others. She also used her photography skills to take photos of old Corvettes to be included in her and Larry’s Corvette Calendar business. They traveled all over the west to take photos of special cars. Alice was always there to support him at his many car ventures. Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Richter, her parents, Austin and Irma Park, her sister, Charlene Hutchinson, and her son-in-law Roger Wolff. She is survived by her 2 daughters, Lorie Wolff and Carla Morrison, her son-in-law, Brett Morrison, her grandson, Bryce Morrison, and her brother and his wife Chris and Joyce Park along with nieces, Stacia Tavares, Faith Davis, and her nephew, Doug Hutchinson, as well as her dog, Ebony. The family will not be holding a public service, but instead will be spreading her ashes amongst the wildflower fields on Mt. Rainier, a place that was very special to her. If wished, donations to the Washington Native Plant Society. www.wnps.org/donate in Alice’s name. Click here for a photo link…. https://www.canva.com/design/DAGiG6QZT1s/_P4BXIiac3qJafIH4UefKQ/watch

Alice Louise Richter

October 13, 1942 - February 24, 2025