Deborah "Deb" L. Richardson

Deborah L. Richardson (Dickhaus) died peacefully at her home on September 20,2019 in Hobart, IN at the age of 50 after a courageous battle against colon cancer. She is survived by her parents, Walt and Sharon Dickhaus, her husband Roy, her daughters Hannah and Rachael, her brother Craig (Meghan) Dickhaus, her sister Sabrina (Mike) Snyder, multiple nieces and nephews, and numerous extended family. Deb was born on October, 10,1968 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Walt and Sharon Dickhaus. She attended Auburn High School (NY) graduating 1986, Western Michigan University, Nazareth College graduating 1991 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Olivet Nazarene University graduating 2016 with her Master of Science in Nursing with a Family Nurse Practitioner concentration. She met Roy Richardson while attending Western Michigan University and they married in 1990. Deb and Roy lived in Pierre, SD, Monroe, MI, and Hobart, IN. During that time, they embarked on their greatest adventure when they began their family with Hannah and then Rachael. Throughout her life Deb has devoted herself to the health and well-being of children and families through her work at St. Mary’s Hospital, Mercy Memorial Hospital, Methodist Hospital, and NorthShore Health Centers. She was most proud of her roles as a wife and mother and the legacy that she leaves behind in the relationships she developed while starting the PTS Clinic. Deb demonstrated her love for music by through multiple choral ensembles, leading worship at church, and playing the viola, piano, and flute. Her favorite things were spending time with her family, volunteering at her children’s schools, volunteering at her church, spending time outside, and decorating for the holidays. Deb inherited her sense of humor from her father and maintained her witty, spunky demeanor throughout her life, regardless of her situation. Her greatest passion was serving others to show them God’s love. A memorial visitation will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 9 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 12 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point, IN. A nursing honor guard service will take place at 11:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in memory of Deborah Richardson to the University of Chicago Medicine. Checks may be made payable to the “University of Chicago” and sent to the following address: University of Chicago Gift Administration and Business Data, Deborah Richardson Memorial, 5235 S. Harper Court, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60615. Or, you can donate online at: giving.uchicago.edu/deborah-richardson. www.burns funeral.com

Deborah "Deb" L. Richardson

October 10, 1968 - September 20, 2019