Obituaries

Mary Ellen Richter Work, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2026, surrounded by family. She was 85. Born in Cameron, Texas, to Henry and Anna Richter, she contracted polio at the age of 12, and defied the odds of the time by continuing her schooling and graduating from C. H. Yoe High School in Cameron and later pursuing her pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she met the love of her life, Charles Work.

Mary Ellen Richter Work, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2026, surrounded by family. She was 85. Born in Cameron, Texas, to Henry and Anna Richter, she contracted polio at the age of 12, and defied the odds of the time by continuing her schooling and graduating from C. H. Yoe High School in Cameron and later pursuing her pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she met the love of her life, Charles Work.

DEC. 18, 2025