St. Peter, MN - Richard "Dick" David Weisgerber, age, 98, of St. Peter, MN passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in his home surrounded by family who loved him dearly.

A remembrance of Dick's life will be held on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Red Men Club in St. Peter from 12:00-3:00pm.

Dick was born March 1,1928 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. He was preceded in death by his parents Ralph Henry Weisgerber and Pearl Dorothy (Johnson) Weisgerber, and his brother James Ralph Weisgerber. He is survived by wife, Cheryl (Anderson), son Tom (Alita), granddaughters Montana and Morgan, his niece Ann Rahn (Rick) and many nieces and nephews on his wife's side.

Dick graduated from St. Peter High School, where he enjoyed gymnastics and swimming. After graduating high school, Dick worked construction running a backhoe digging basements and downtown sidewalks in St. Peter. He then attended and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter; then went to the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, with plans of becoming a doctor. He changed course and decided to become a teacher instead. He attended Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he studied engineering. After earning BS degrees in physics and chemistry and a BA in psychology, He also attended Mankato State University with a teaching degree. He taught four years at Nicollet High School, teaching science (chemistry, physics) and math classes (algebra, geometry), came to St. Peter for a year as a counsellor, and then taught in Le Center for five years, again teaching science and math classes. In Le Center there was a need for someone to learn computer science, so Dick volunteered which led to his career at Mankato State University. He received a Masters Degree in Computer Science and taught in that department for 30 years.

Dick had an insatiable curiosity which led him in the pursuit of many passionate hobbies including flying, racing and working on cars, playing guitar for his own enjoyment as well as in bands and later accompanying his son in fiddle contests. He served two terms on the St. Peter City Council in the 1980's. He also loved his dogs and lived with eight collies over the course of his life. He was a likeable guy fraternizing with people from all walks of life. He didn't have a snob bone in his body. He made many life-long friends and touched the lives of many students and others. Dick had an unwavering wit about him, meeting people with a smile and a caring spirit that he carried with him all his life. He was a great, kind man and will be fondly remembered by many.