Rickertsen, Walter V.

RICKERTSEN, MOHR, SORENSEN, FRIEDMAN, COOK, SCHOOLMAN, GRIM, EICKSTAEDT

Posted By: Ruth Maring - VOLUNTEER
Date: 6/15/2009 at 11:58:54

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In Loving Memory Walter Rickertsen CLINTON — Walter V. Rickertsen, 91, of Clinton, IA, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at the Bright Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines, IA. Services will be held at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Burial will be at Springdale Cemetery, in Clinton, IA. Walter was born February 17, 1918, in Clinton County, IA, the son of Herman and Christina (Mohr) Rickertsen. He married Esther Sorensen on February 6, 1944, at Elvira Zion Lutheran Church, Elvira, Iowa; she died April 20, 2002. Walter farmed in Clinton County for many years and after retiring he and Esther owned and operated Rickertsen Estate Sales. He was a member of Elvira Zion Lutheran Church and he enjoyed his travels to Colorado and Oregon and especially enjoyed his grandkids and great-grandkids. Survivors include his daughters, Jeanie Friedman of Volcan, Panama, and Janice (Bill) Cook of Des Moines, IA; 3 grandchildren, Ronda, Corey (Erica) and Jessi; 3 great-grandchildren, Luke, Elizabeth and Skylar; sisters, Lucille Schoolman of Goose Lake, Dorothy Grim of Washington, IA, and Arlene (Ray) Eickstaedt of Bettendorf. In addition to his wife, Walter was preceded in death by his parents, 9 brothers and a sister. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity in Walters's memory. Online condolences may be left by visiting www.snellzornig.com.Death date: June 8, 2009##
Published in the Clinton Herald from 6/10/2009 - 6/12/2009