RICHARD DOMME
1943 - 2018
Obituary
Richard Loren Domme, 74, of Newton,
died Friday (March 9, 2018) at the Via Christi Regional Medical
Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
He was born on Oct. 2, 1943 in Topeka,
Kansas, the son of Joseph and Helen Snyder Domme. Richard graduated
from Silver Lake High School, after which he enlisted in the U.S. Air
Force.
After being discharged from the
military, Richard returned to Topeka and went to work for the Santa
Fe Railroad. He was later transferred to Newton where he would meet
and later marry Maria Anita "Annie" Gonzalez on Sept. 3,
1966.
Richard was a member of the American
Legion and was a man of many traditions. He always offered a helping
hand as a display of his caring nature. He enjoyed wood working,
researching various topics, morning walks, watching sports and
traveling. Richard traveled to all 50 states, visiting Hawaii and
Alaska near his 50th wedding anniversary. He was happiest around all
of his family, especially his granddaughters.
Survivors include his wife Maria of the
home; daughters Renee McCurdy and husband Tony of Newton and Angela
Domme and husband Paul Scheper of Bloomington, Minnesota; one sister
Carolyn Blankenship of Kansas City, Kansas; grandchildren Kristen
Coffman and husband Brady, Lauren Linscott and husband Tyler, Laura
and Matthew Scheper; and great grandchildren McKinley, Emersyn, and
Macie.
Richard is preceded in death by his
parents and two brothers Donald and Charles.
The Recitation of the Holy Rosary will
be at 6 p.m. Thursday (March 15, 2018) at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church in Newton. The family will greet friends following
the Rosary.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
