Rickers, Quentin F. (1919 – 2007)

RICKERS, SOHL, PEDERSON, PATTERSON, TETZLOFF, CAMPBELL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/1/2013 at 15:23:55

Name of deceased: Quentin F. Rickers

Aged: 87 yrs, 11 mo, 28 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: June 25, 1919, Westside, IA

Died: June 22, 2007, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Monday, June 25, 2007, Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Pastor Orris Drake officiated. Burial was at the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA.

Survived by: Wife of 65 years, Phyllis of Harlan, IA; children, Douglas Rickers (spouse, Karen) of Omaha, NE and Linda (spouse, Michael) Pederson of Ankeny, IA; daughter-in-law, Joanne Patterson of Des Moines, IA; sister, Ruth Tetzloff of Ann Arbor, MI; aunt, Margaret Sohl of Gretna, NE; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and many friends

Predeceased by: Parents, William and Emma (nee Sohl) Rickers; son, Roger; grandson, Stephen Pederson

Education: graduated from Harlan High School in Harlan, IA.

Religious affiliation: member of the United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Phyllis Virginia Campbell; November 30, 1941; First United Methodist Church in Harlan, IA

Employment: Starting in 1941, Quentin farmed various farms in Shelby County until he settled on the family farm NE of Harlan in 1948. He retired from farming in 1984. In the 1970's, he was also a co-owner of the A&P Appliance Store in Harlan.

Hobbies/Interests: Quentin also was an active member of the Masonic Parian Lodge No. 321 of Harlan, IA; Abu-Bekr Shrine Temple of Sioux City, IA; the Harlan Shrine T Patrol, and Eastern Star. During Quentin’s retirement years, Phyllis and he spent time relaxing at their place at Blackhawk Lake where Quentin loved to fish.

Sources: pauleyjones.com