Alice Richards

Alice Richards, 81, of Anaconda passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at the Community Hospital of Anaconda. She was born in Arco, Idaho on July 17, 1934 to Dale and Adelaide (Mathews) Lessey. She graduated high school in Dillon, MT in 1953. Following high school, Alice met and married her best friend Dick J. Richards in Dillon on December 21, 1954. They travelled with the military for four years, she helped support him during pharmacy school and was his greatest supporter for the rest of his life. They were married for 40 years and were blessed with four children. After moving to Anaconda in 1970, Alice enjoyed working for J.C. Penney and Thrifty Drug Store. She and Dick eventually bought Thrifty Drug in 1976 and successfully ran it for many years before selling it to their son and daughter-in-law. Alice became a member of various organizations including the PEO, Soroptimists, and the Daughters of Isabella. She was also a long time member of the Anaconda Catholic Community. Retirement kept Alice busy. Her activities included, volunteering at the hospital, serving luncheons at the church, traveling with friends and family as well as taking care of other people. One of her favorite things to do was talk on the telephone. Alice was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dick, her grandson Dale, and her sisters Evelyn and Billie. Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Mike (Mary Pat), Kelly (Robin), Joleen (Kevin) McCrea, and Rochelle (Robert) Tolar, six grandchildren Nicholas, Ali, Casey (John) Driscoll, Jonathan, Michelle and Jennifer and her great grandchildren Ryan and Megan, her two sisters Donna Swartz and Dalene Guidici, numerous nieces and nephews and her many, many friends. Visitation will be held at Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the Vigil starting at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. with Rite of Committal following at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Anaconda Food Bank, P.O. Box 1280, Anaconda, MT 59711, or Discovery House, 65 Sheep Gulch Rd., Anaconda, MT 59711, or a charity of the donor's choice.

Visitation

SEP 1. 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (MDT)

Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home 107 Oak St. Anaconda, MT 59711

Vigil

SEP 1. 7:00 PM (MDT)

Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home 107 Oak St. Anaconda, MT 59711

Mass of Christian Burial

SEP 2. 10:30 AM (MDT)

St. Peter's Catholic Church 4th St. and Alder St. Anaconda, MT 59711