Lifelong Enumclaw resident Rita Mary Puttman Richter died April 25, 2012, at the age of 92.

She was born Feb. 3, 1920, to Francis and Cecilia Shannon Puttman, the first of six children. She was raised on the Puttman homestead in Krain. She graduated from Holy Names Academy in 1938. Marriage followed to Albert Richter in 1941 and together they raised three children. Later in life she was a school bus driver, retiring in 1983. She loved baking, gardening, playing cards and being with family and friends. She was a member of Sacred Heart Parish and St. Theresa’s Circle.

She is survived by daughters Connie Roseth and husband Peder of Kent, Wash., and Monica Shoemaker and husband Mike of Enumclaw; brother Jim Puttman and wife Betty; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband Albert; son Stanley; brothers Raymond and Leo; and sisters Tina and Joan.

A funeral Mass took place at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, at Sacred Heart Parish, preceded by a Rosary at 9 a.m. Lunch was served in the Parish Hall immediately after the Mass, followed by burial at Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park.

The family suggests memorials to the Monsignor Farrelly Scholarship Fund, 1614 Farrelly St., Enumclaw, 98022; Cascade Caregivers, 2885 Elmont Ave., Enumclaw, 98022; or Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 1502, Tacoma, 98401-9836.