Richard Cosley, 82, a lifelong Pembina/St. Vincent area farmer passed away at Woodside Village in Grand Forks North Dakota on Wednesday April 3, 2024.

Richard Walter Cosley was born October 31, 1941, at Hallock, Minnesota, 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 4:00 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 would travel 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 elevator 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; brother-in-law, Dennis Paintner, Fargo; 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 are scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Evangelical Free Church, Pembina, North Dakota. Visitation will be held at the church for 1 hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the St. Vincent cemetery, St Vincent, Minnesota. Rev. Jeff Bridell and Rev. Mason Peters, presiding. Special music will be provided by Karin Ohmann, pianist, and LeAnn Gatheridge, soloist. Casket bearers will be grandsons, Jake, Logan, Austin, Tucker, Tyler, Trenton, Grant, and Weston. The honorary casket bearer will be Richard's only granddaughter, Lisa Tostenson.

In lieu of flowers or cards, the family asks that donations be made to the Parkinson's Foundation.