WICHITA — Richard Allan Herter, 81, passed away in Wichita, Kan. on May 4th, 2026. Born in Great Bend, Kan. on June 10th, 1944 he was the son of Louis J. and Mildred L. (Sinnott) Herter. After high school Richard served in the U.S. Air Force. He married wife Vicki Kipp in Ellinwood on June 11, 1971. Longtime Ellinwood residents Richard and Vicki moved to Wichita in 1980 where he worked for 23 years in the Wichita school district before retiring.