From the New Jersey Star-Ledger…
A Mass for Warren Kremer, 82, of Bloomfield will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Bloomfield, after the funeral from Frank Halpins Brookdale Funeral Home, 1284 Broad St., Bloomfield. Mr. Kremer died Thursday in Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge. A professional cartoonist for Harvey Comics in New York City for 35 years, he was the companys primary cover illustrator and the artist for Richie Rich, Casper and Hot Stuff Comics before retiring in 1989. Born in the Bronx, he lived in Bloomfield for 47 years. Surviving are his wife, Grace; sons, Richard W. and Peter R.; daughters, Maryanne Kremer-Ames and Suzanne Petrozzino; a sister, Anita Sudol, and two grandchildren.
So he passed away on Thursday, July 24. Note that his son Richard W. is the one he said inspired the name of Richie Rich.