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Myra Richardson

Posted: 07/02/2024

Myra Richardson Born: December 13, 1923 in Winnebago Co, IA Died: February 20, 2024 in Woodstock, IL Myra Richardson, age 100, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2024, at the Valley Hi Nursing Home in Woodstock, IL. Myra Claraine Sorbo was born December 13, 1923, in Winnebago County, Iowa, the daughter of Knut N. and Mathilde (Weblemoe) Sorbo. Myra was raised and attended schools in Emmons, Minnesota and Lake Mills, Iowa. After graduating from Teacher's College in Ames, IA, she taught in multi-age schoolhouses in Bristol and Silver Lake, IA. She had a life-long commitment to teaching students of all educational levels, from early childhood education to community college. On July 4, 1945, Myra married Ronald Eugene Richardson in Emmons. They met on a train traveling to California during World War II. Ron served as a Tech Sargent, Radioman in the US Army Air Corps, flying missions on Liberator bombers in North Africa. Myra and Ron lived in Pennsylvania, near his family, for two year

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