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- [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Richards, Harry James.
Harry James Richards, 79, unexpectedly passed away on November 24, 2025 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Harry lived most of his life in Pennsylvania until he and Jenny moved to Newcastle, Wyoming in 2024.
Harry was born June 30, 1946 to the late Harry A. and Virginia E. Malone Richards in St Mary's, PA.
On August 9, 1969, Harry married his forever sweetheart Genevieve Lecker at St Mary's Catholic Church, spending 56 happy years together.
Harry is survived by his wife Jenny, daughter Renee Keune and husband Douglas of Spearfish, SD, son Jason Richards and his wife Tracy of Mineral Wells, TX. Grandchildren Payton (Edgard Munoz) and Camden Richards (Emma) of Mineral Wells, TX, Kylian and Ember Keune of Spearfish, SD, and great-grandsons McCoy Munoz of Mineral Wells, TX, and Dom Way of Cheyenne, WY. Brother Charlie (Debby) Richards of Ridgway, PA. Sisters-in-law Mildred Kraus of Weatherfield, CT, and Kathleen Lecker of St Marys, PA along with many nieces and nephews and cousins.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents, in-laws Leo F. and Jane C. Lecker and brother-in-law Michael E. Lecker.
Harry was a fun and popular guy. If you were to have met him chances are you would have remembered him. Harry enjoyed many happy memories of family camping, hunting, fishing, and a mid life crisis of learning to scuba dive. He had a passion of woodworking, reloading ammunition and was an avid HAM radio operator. He worked for Motion Control for 28 years, a driver for ATA of North Central PA, and Product Assurance.
A Celebration of Life service will be planned in Pennsylvania the summer of 2026.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Daily Press, The: 05DEC2025
Accessed: 05DEC2025
- [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Lecker, Michael E.
Michael E. Lecker, 76, of 599 Fillmore Road, St. Marys, and formerly of Muenster Road, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Penn Highlands Elk, after a brief illness.
He was born November 24, 1942, in St. Marys, son of the late Leo F. and Jane Bebble Lecker. He was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1960. Mike was a retired employee of General Electric, retiring in 2008 after 39 years of service.
On June 2, 1973, in the St. Mary's Church, Mike married Kathleen M. Buchheit, who survives. He is also survived by a son, Ryan Lecker and his wife Candace of St. Marys; a granddaughter, Huntley Lecker; and by two sisters, Mildred Kraus of Connecticut and Jenny Richards and her husband Harry of Ridgway.
In addition to his parents, Mike was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Lecker, in 1973.
Mike was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. He served as Chairman of the St. Marys Planning Commission and was a former Benzinger Township Auditor. He enjoyed reading and gardening.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Michael E. Lecker will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, October 26, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Michael Gabler, OSB, Pastor, officiating.
Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Friday evening, from 5-8 p.m.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Community Nurses, Inc., 757 Johnsonburg Road, Suite 200, St. Marys, PA 15857, or to the Sacred Heart Church, 325 Center Street, St. Marys, PA 15857.
Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
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Daily Press, The: 24Oct2019
Accessed: 05DEC2025
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