Aurilla Naomi Rickert

RICKERT

Posted By: Ann Sears Selvig (email)
Date: 8/16/2014 at 11:30:55

OBITUARY OF MRS. A. N. RICKERT

The funeral of Mrs. A. N. Rickert, who died on Tuesday morning of last week, was held at the M. E. church at 11:00 o'clock Thursday morning, conducted by the Rev. J. O. Carder. Interment was made at cemetery.

The following obituary was read at the funeral by the minister:

Aurilla Naomi Rickert was born in McDona county, Illinois, April 24, 1849, and passed from this life October 20, 1917, at the age of sixty-eight years six months and six days.

She was married to John Rickert January 2, 1867, and to this union three children were born: M. F. of Seward, Kans., G. D. of Humeston, and J. H. of Jetmore, Kans. There were fifteen grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Rickert moved from Illinois to Lucas county, Iowa, in 1867. After seven years there, they moved again to Wayne county, having settled on a farm three miles south of Humeston. They lived in this community for the last forty-three years.

Sister Rickert took sick on last Monday morning and in sixteen hours she had passed away, leaving a record of kindness and helpfulness to all her friends.

She has been a member of the Humeston Methodist Episcopal church for about twenty-eight years, and was faithful to the societies of the church and especially to the sick.

She leaves as her mourners, her three sons, and two sisters and three brothers, and many friends.

The Humeston New Era (Humeston, Iowa), Wed. November 7, 1917