WINONA, MN -- Richard James Twait was born Aug. 2, 1943, in Estherville, the third son of Oliver and Dorothy Twait. He passed away Thursday, Aug. 30, 2022, at Winona Health Hospital.
He attended Vernon #7 Country School and graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1961. He attended Emmetsburg Junior College and graduated from Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, NE.
While attending college he worked summers in road construction and met his future wife Peggy Miller in Des Moines. They married in Olds, IA in 1965 and had two children: Brian and Brenda.
Richard taught school and coached football and basketball for nine years in Waukon. In 1977 he and his family moved to the Winona area in Minnesota where he and Peggy became the co-owners and managers of Minnesota City Bus Service for the next 28 years.
They spent 15 winters in Weslaco, TX, and enjoyed many cruises. Richard enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing cards and watching sports, especially the MN Twins and Vikings. Family was important to Richard, and he was very involved with his children’s activities. He loved his yearly fishing trips to Canada with his brothers and nephews and numerous trips to salmon fish in Alaska where they stayed in a school bus converted into a camper. He will be fondly remembered for his sense of humor and armchair sports coaching.
He was a member of Central Lutheran Church, the Elks Club, Minnesota City Boat Club and Ducks Unlimited.
Richard will be greatly missed by his wife Peggy; son Brian and his children Oliver (Emily) and Josie (Cory King); daughter Brenda and son-in-law T.J. McCauley.
He will also live on in memory by his siblings: Duane (Margaret), Larry (Jan), Lon (Linda), Tom (Patricia) and his sister, Janet and his many nieces, nephews, and friends.
He is preceded in death by his Mother and Father, his brother Dale and his Mother-in-Law and Father-in-Law.
Funeral service was Tuesday Sept. 6, at Central Lutheran Church, Winona, MN. with the visitation starting at 10 a.m. A burial will be at a later date at Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, MN.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Central Lutheran Church, Winona, MN.
Services entrusted to Fawcett Junker Funeral Home & Crematory, Winona, MN.
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