Colleen Luree (Fassler) Richard 7-26-1959 to 8-10-2011

Colleen Luree (Fassler)Richard was born in Webster County Nebraska on July 26, 1950 the daughter of Harold Clayton Fassler (1999) and June Elaine (Favinger) Fassler (2003).

Colleen attended Bladen Public Schools from Kindergarten till graduating in May of 1969. The day after graduation she married Billy Jack (Bill) Richard in Bladen, NE and resided in Wichita, KS until later moving back to Bladen, NE. They moved to Valliant in the early 1970’s where they have made their home since that time.
 Colleen worked for the Weyerhaeuser Company in Fort Towson, OK until the facility closed and at that time she started working for a dear friend at Blackard’s Feed Store. After retiring, she spent the rest of her days with her husband, Bill riding in their pickup and taking care of her beloved dogs. For the past year, she and her husband have resided at Hills Nursing home in Idabel where they have enjoyed conversing with their many friends.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE her husband, Billy Jack (Bill) Richard of Idabel, OK; brothers: Roger Fassler and Pat Faber of Bladen, NE, Richard and Mona Fassler of Campbell, NE; sisters: Peggy and Vern Timm and Nancy and Arlen Kumke also from Bladen NE; many brother and sister in laws, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins along with tons of friends because she never met a stranger.