Richard Dean Tesch b. 12 Mar 1931 Lamont, Whitman, Washington, United States d. 21 Mar 1995 Holy Family Hospital, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States: WNY, New Brunswick and Minnesota Roots

1931 - 1995 (64 years)

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Name	Richard Dean Tesch
Nickname	Dick
Birth	12 Mar 1931	Lamont, Whitman, Washington, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	railroad engineer [2, 3]
	His obituary notes he was an engineer for the Burlington Northern for over 37 years.
Occupation	1955 [1]
	fireman
Find-A-Grave ID	156959121
Death	21 Mar 1995	Holy Family Hospital, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States [3, 4]
	Cause: lymphoma
		Obituary of Richard D. Tesch (Spokane Spokesman-Review, 23 Mar 1995, page C6) TESCH, Richard D. “Dick” - Entered into rest March 21, 1995 in Spokane, WA. His home Spokane for over 40 years. Dick is survived by his wife of over 39 years, Fritzee Tesch, at home; daughters, Shari Johnson of Spokane, WA, Lauri Tesch of Renton, WA; granddaughters, Sarah and Jenna Johnson; brothers, Donald Tesch of Mead, WA, Robert Tesch of Deer Park, WA; sister, Phyillis Anderson of Otis Orchards, WA; several nieces and nephews. Dick was a member of the United Transportation Union and was a Engineer for the Burlington Northern Railroad for over 37 years. Graveside funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, March 24, 1995 at Riverside Memorial Gardens Cemetery, N. 211 Government Way, Spokane, WA. Officiating will be Sandy Quinn.
		Death certificate of Richard Dean Tesch, 1995 (Washington) Local File Number 0813, State File Number 5 10717 1. Name: Richard Dean TESCH 2. Sex: Male 3. Death date: March 21 1995 4. Age: 64 7. Birthdate: March 12 1931 8. Birthplace: Lamont, WA 9. Decedent served in Armed Forces 10. County of death: Spokane 11. City: Spokane 12. Place: hospital, Holy Family Hospital 13. Smoking in last 15 years: Yes 14. Married 15. Surviving spouse: Freida Irene Weigelt 16. SSN: 533 28 8849 17. Education: Grade 12 18. Occupation: Engineer 19. Business or industry: Railroad 20. Not of Hispanic origin or descent 21. Race: White 22. Residence: 6703 North Whitehouse, Spokane (outside city limits), Spokane Co., WA 99208 25. Length of residence in county: 40 years 28. Father's name: Walter Tesch 29. Mother's maiden name: Gladys Mitchell 30. Informant: Freida Tesch, 6703 North Whitehouse, Spokane, Washington 32. Disposition: Burial 33. Date: 3-24-95 34. To: Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane 41. Hour of death: 0200 50. Immediate cause of death: Lymphoma, 3 yrs Filed…
Burial	24 Mar 1995	Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States [2, 3, 5]
	Address: Peace Lawn
		Headstone of Richard D. and Freida I. Tesch, Riverside Memorial Park (Spokane, WA) TESCH RICHARD D. 1931 - 1995 FREIDA I. 1935 -
Person ID	I761	Main Tree
Last Modified	1 Jun 2026

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	Birth - 12 Mar 1931 - Lamont, Whitman, Washington, United States
	Death - Cause: lymphoma - 21 Mar 1995 - Holy Family Hospital, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
	Burial - Address: Peace Lawn - 24 Mar 1995 - Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States

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[S238] Marriages -- Washington, Richard Dean Tesch - Freida Irene Weigelt (license application); 2 September 1955; B15785 (Reliability: 2).
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[S297] Death Certificates -- Washington State, Richard Dean Tesch; Washington; local file number 0813, state file number 5 10717; 1995 (Reliability: 2).

Death certificate of Richard Dean Tesch, 1995 (Washington)
Local File Number 0813, State File Number 5 10717
1. Name: Richard Dean TESCH
2. Sex: Male
3. Death date: March 21 1995
4. Age: 64
7. Birthdate: March 12 1931
8. Birthplace: Lamont, WA
9. Decedent served in Armed Forces
10. County of death: Spokane
11. City: Spokane
12. Place: hospital, Holy Family Hospital
13. Smoking in last 15 years: Yes
14. Married
15. Surviving spouse: Freida Irene Weigelt
16. SSN: 533 28 8849
17. Education: Grade 12
18. Occupation: Engineer
19. Business or industry: Railroad
20. Not of Hispanic origin or descent
21. Race: White
22. Residence: 6703 North Whitehouse, Spokane (outside city limits), Spokane Co., WA 99208
25. Length of residence in county: 40 years
28. Father's name: Walter Tesch
29. Mother's maiden name: Gladys Mitchell
30. Informant: Freida Tesch, 6703 North Whitehouse, Spokane, Washington
32. Disposition: Burial
33. Date: 3-24-95
34. To: Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane
41. Hour of death: 0200
50. Immediate cause of death: Lymphoma, 3 yrs
Filed…

[S245] Newspaper -- Spokane Spokesman-Review, Richard D. Tesch; obituary; 23 March 1995; page C6, column 8 (Reliability: 2).

Obituary of Richard D. Tesch (Spokane Spokesman-Review, 23 Mar 1995, page C6)
TESCH, Richard D. “Dick” - Entered into rest March 21, 1995 in Spokane, WA. His home Spokane for over 40 years. Dick is survived by his wife of over 39 years, Fritzee Tesch, at home; daughters, Shari Johnson of Spokane, WA, Lauri Tesch of Renton, WA; granddaughters, Sarah and Jenna Johnson; brothers, Donald Tesch of Mead, WA, Robert Tesch of Deer Park, WA; sister, Phyillis Anderson of Otis Orchards, WA; several nieces and nephews. Dick was a member of the United Transportation Union and was a Engineer for the Burlington Northern Railroad for over 37 years. Graveside funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, March 24, 1995 at Riverside Memorial Gardens Cemetery, N. 211 Government Way, Spokane, WA. Officiating will be Sandy Quinn.

[S297] Death Certificates -- Washington State, Richard Dean Tesch; Washington; local file number 0813, state file number 5 10717; 1995 (Reliability: 3).

[S299] Cemetery -- Riverside Memorial Park (Spokane, WA), Headstone of Richard D. and Freida I. Tesch (Reliability: 2).

Headstone of Richard D. and Freida I. Tesch, Riverside Memorial Park (Spokane, WA)
TESCH
RICHARD D.
1931 - 1995

FREIDA I.
1935 -