Richard Cosley, 82
Richard Cosley, 82, a lifelong Pembina/St. Vincent area farmer passed away at Woodside Village in Grand Forks, N.D., on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
Richard Walter Cosley was born Oct. 31, 1941, at Hallock, Minn.,, the son of Walter and Eleanor (Grube) Cosley. Dick grew up on the family farm and attended McArthur Country School and Pembina Public School.
Richard married Peggy Feick in 1961 at the Valley Community Church in St. Vincent. The couple settled in Pembina and raised their family there. Dick started his own farming operation in 1961 and also helped build homes in the area in the winter. He then expanded his farming operation in 1975, when his father retired, and again in 1977, when Peggy’s parents retired.
Dick semi-retired in 2000 but was able to continue doing his favorite hobby, tilling the land with his son and grandsons, until just several years ago, always wondering why the boys weren’t out there at 4 a.m. with him! Dick had a love for horses and at one point had more than 30 of them on the homeplace at McArthur. Dick, his cousins and several friends took many elk and deer hunting trips to the mountains of Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, plus Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada. For over 30 years, Dick and Peggy traveled south, spending time in Florida, Texas and Arizona. As time went by, they eventually settled in Mesa.
Dick was one of the charter members of the Evangelical Free Church and served many years on the St. Vincent Eleva-tor board.
Family members include: his loving wife of 63 years, Peggy, Grand Forks; sons Brent (Cheryl) and Chad (Shannon) both of Pembina; nine grandchildren, Jake (Amanda), Lisa (Alex) Tostenson and Logan, Austin (Katie), Tucker (Gabby) and Tyler (Macy), Trenton, Grant and Weston; four great-grandchildren, Baron, Gavin, Sutton and Everett; sisters, Sharryn (Doug) Finney, Pembina, and Shirley Cosley, Grand Forks; as well as nieces and nephews.
Richard was preceded in death by: his parents; his son, Bradley; daughter-in-law, Kristin; a brother, Morris; and sisters, JoAnn and Violet.
Funeral services were scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 2 p.m. in the Evangelical Free Church, at Pembina. Visitation was held at the church for one hour prior to the service. Interment was in the St. Vincent Cemetery, St Vincent. Rev. Jeff Bridell and Rev. Mason Peters, presiding. Special music was provided by Karin Ohmann, pianist, and LeAnn Gatheridge, soloist. Casket bearers were grandsons, Jake, Logan, Austin, Tucker, Tyler, Trenton, Grant and Weston. The honorary casket bearer were Richard’s only granddaughter, Lisa Tostenson.
In lieu of flowers or cards, the family asks that donations be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Austin Funeral Chapel, Hallock, was in charge of the arrangements. www. austinfuneralchapel.com.
