Patricia Riechman
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Patricia "Pat" Katherine (Schulte) Riechman passed away peacefully at Jerseyville Manor on Saturday, November 16th, 2024, with her loving husband Paul Riechman by her side.
Pat was born in St. Louis, MO at St. Anthony's Hospital on September 25, 1947, to Anthony and Helen (Kinder) Schulte from Golden Eagle, IL as the oldest of 7 children. In her childhood years, Pat and her brothers and sisters helped out on the family farm in Golden Eagle. She graduated from Brussels Community High School in 1965.
After graduating, she worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone, where she met her husband, Paul. Pat and Paul bought a house in Affton, MO where they welcomed their two daughters into this world, Tanya (Daugherty) and Brenda Riechman. Pat spent most of her adult life as a homemaker after Tanya's birth and was a babysitter for a majority of their neighbors. She was also a Girl Scout Leader for the local troop at St. Dominic Savio in Affton, MO.
Once the girls were old enough to take care of their selves, she worked full time for Fashion Gal in St. Louis. Paul's career with Southwestern Bell brought them to Kansas City, MO where Paul was able to work to retirement. Once Paul retired in 2007, they moved to Jerseyville, IL to be closer to family and she soon became a member of the American Leigon Auxiliary in Brussels, IL. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family as a kind and loving mother and grandmother.
Pat is survived by her loving husband Paul Riechman, her daughters Tanya (Riechman) Daugherty and Brenda Riechman (Jason Cardel), grandchildren Brandon Shannon (Ally Hand), Emily Daugherty, Hope Daugherty (Morgan McCall), Daniel "Danny" Daugherty, and Ella Cardel (Spencer Halliday.) Her sisters Mary (Schulte) Remmers, Rebecca "Becky" (Schulte) Glennon (Patrick), brothers James (Mary Jo) Schulte, William (Joyce) Schulte, and Michael (Pam) Schulte, sister-in-law Nancy Riechman, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Anthony and Helen (Kinder) Schulte, Father and Mother-in-Law John and Purl (Wiss) Riechman, Sister Linda (Schulte) Funk, brothers-in-law James Riechman and Ronald Funk, Aunts Doris (Kinder) Praul, Virginia (Kinder) Rose and Uncle Walter "Sonny" Kinder, Jr.
Visitation services will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024 from 4-7 p.m. at Gress, Kallal & Schaaf Funeral Home at 145 Community Ave. in Brussels, IL.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brussels, IL at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2024.
Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Brussels, IL then followed by a luncheon.
Memorials may be made to American Legion Auxiliary 685 Brussels, IL, St Mary's Church, or St. Mary's School in Brussels, IL.
Gress, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home
