Richard began using a wheelchair fulltime when he was 55 and thus spent 23 years wheelchair bound. He did not let that keep him from being interested in a myriad of things. He read extensively, fiction of the 1920s and ‘30s being his favorite, as well as magazines & books about farming, nature, conservation and anything else that took his fancy. In the most recent years he sat at the computer and looked up all sorts of information on the Internet. He was a great lover of flowers and encouraged the planting of large varieties of them, especially perennials. He supported ecology and conservation and was especially interested in the preservation of rare domestic animals. He prided himself on wanting to know what was true and right and expressed outrage at any acts of cruelty to others.

Richard was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Audubon Society, Nature Conservancy and the Northern Minnesota Draft Horse Association

Richard now is free from all pain and is able to see clearly the answers to the many things he wanted to know.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Jessie; brother Howard; and step-daughter Kara Circle. He is survived by his significant other Betty (Myott) Circle; step-daughters Kathy (Terry Carpenter) Circle of Fargo, Teresa Circle of Fargo and Bernadette (Tammy Mehr) Circle of St. Cloud; sister Elaine (Alfred) Wondra of Blooming Prairie, MN; and four nieces, three nephews and many great nieces and nephews.

Honorary pallbearers will be Tom Wondra, Judy Malloy, Mary Goff, Pat Motl, Ann Winzenberg, Al Wondra and Joe Wondra.  Pallbearers will be Terry Carpenter, Tom Sellnow, Doug Goff, Steve Winzenberg, Phil Thoennes and David F. Mertens.

Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Wadena.

Arrangements are with the Schuller Family Funeral Homes in Wadena. (wwwSchullerFamilyFH.com)