Richard Roland Lamke (July 11, 1930 – October 15, 2016) was an American farmer and politician. Lemke was born in

Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the upper Mississippi River. The population was 16,547 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Goodhue County. This ...

and graduated from Mazeppa High School in

Mazeppa, Minnesota Mazeppa is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesot ...

. He lived in

Lake City, Minnesota Lake City is a city in Goodhue and Wabasha counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It lies along Lake Pepin, a wide portion of the Mississippi River. The population was 5,063 at the 2010 census. Most of Lake City is located within Wabasha ...

with his wife and family and was a farmer. Lemke served on the Mazeppa School Board and was a

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

. He also served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...

from 1971 to 1978. Lemke died at the Mayo Clinic Health System Care Center in Lake City, Minnesota.Richard R. Lemke-Lake City-Obituary
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1930 births 2016 deaths People from Lake City, Minnesota People from Red Wing, Minnesota Farmers from Minnesota School board members in Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician-stub