Donna M Ricker

RICKER, GARTON, ROSENGRANT, HOLST, BROWN

Posted By: Kathy Parmenter (email)
Date: 8/20/2007 at 14:55:56

Donna M Ricker, 90 of Mount Ayr, formerly of Arispe, died March 14, 2007, at Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Burial was in the Bohemian Cemetery near Diagonal.

Donna Ricker, daughter of Pearl E. (Garton) and Dr. Harry Dean Rosengrant, was born May 31, 1916, at Grand River. She graduated from Diagonal High School in 1934. On Jan. 9, 1935, Donna married Bernard A. Ricker in Albany, Mo. She was a homemaker and cook at Arispe school. Donna was a member of Arispe United Methodist church.

Survivors include her husband, Bernard Ricker of Mount Ayr; two daughters, Bernadene (husband Eugene) Holst of Omaha, NE and Ryma Brown of Naperville, IL.; son Dave (wife Barb) Richer of Waukee; brother Barry (wife Charlotte) Rosengrant of Los Angeles, CA; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter, Shaunna Brown Duly; son-in-law Howard “Bud” Brown; brother Garton “Duke” Rosengrant; and sister Coyla Archibald.