In loving memory, Bruce Richardson

Bruce Lavel Richardson passed away peacefully on June 8, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Webster City, Iowa on April 4, 1936, to Harold and Jennie Richardson. A celebration of life will be held June 27th at 10:00 AM at the Riverton United Methodist church.
Bruce attended the Meeteetse High School and graduated from the University of Wyoming. He proudly served our country as an Army helicopter mechanic during the Korean War. In 1956, he married Andrea (Angie) Carmin. The next few years were spent in a variety of employment opportunities, including time as a County Extension agent and as a ranch manager in the Rawlins, Wyoming area. In 1974, Bruce and Angie moved their family of five to a ranch they purchased near Shoshoni, Wyoming, to farm and raise sheep. Though this lifestyle demanded much of Bruce’s time and energy, he still managed to be an active member of the Fremont County fair board and the REA board, spend quality time with family and friends, and participate in church activities.
In 1997, Bruce and Angie moved to a ranch on Gooseberry Creek, near Worland, Wyoming, to raise cattle with their son, Barry, and his family. The ranch became a family gathering place for several years, allowing Bruce and Angie a wonderful place to enjoy time with all of their young grandchildren.
After selling the ranch in 2007, Bruce and Angie retired and moved to Riverton. They enjoyed a few of the following winters in the warmth of the Arizona sun.
Bruce enjoyed dressing as a mountain man to attend local rendezvous, complete with his black powder rifle. Later in life, he thoroughly enjoyed time spent with friends at the local flying club, learning how to fly remote control planes, and how to put them back together again when his flying skills failed him!
Bruce will be remembered, in part, for his love for a rousing game of cards with family and friends, his mentorship as a 4-H leader, his peanut butter and butter sandwiches, and his wonderful sense of humor. He fulfilled his roles as a husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law, uncle and friend with loads of love. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him.
Bruce is survived by his son Brett of Burlington, WY; son, Barry (Linda) of Hyattville, WY; and daughter, Lisa (Dave Price) of Powell, WY; grandchildren Kate, Alex, Jenna, Allison, and Andrea; four great-grandchildren; brothers Noel (Jeanne) and Jack (Betty); three nieces and three nephews.
Donations can be made in Bruce’s memory to the United Methodist Church in Riverton and/or to the Big Horn Basin 4-H Camp (PO Box 609, Worland, WY 82401). Please be sure to include a note that your donation is in memory of Bruce Richardson.