IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Clarence M
Ricke
April 30, 1927 – December 7, 2016
Obituary
Clarence M. Ricke, 89, of Menominee, IL, passed away at 8:23 P/M, on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at home, surrounded by his loving family. God's amazing grace will lead him home.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 A/M, on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at the Nativity BVM Catholic Church, in Menominee, with Fr. Dean Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 A/M to 10:45 A/M, on Saturday, at Nativity BVM Catholic Church.
Clarence was born on April 30, 1927, in Menominee, the son of Herman and Susan (Bonnet) Ricke. He farmed in Menominee (Sand Ridge area) until 1964. He was employed by Bartels & Byrne as a land surveyor and then at IIW Engineers and Surveyors, P.C., until his retirement in 1993.
On April 29, 1967, he married Mary Dolores Brejcha at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Dubuque. They raised three (3) girls during their (49) years of marriage. He was a member of Nativity BVM Parish, its Holy Name Society, and the Knights of Columbus, Council #7527, of East Dubuque. Clarence loved fishing, gardening, the Chicago Bears, and the 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs. Clarence was a simple man who believed his faith was as important as the air we breathe, his family was his most prized possession, and working hard was the key to keeping it all together. He instilled these values in his children and grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife, Mary, of Menominee, IL; daughters, Connie (Dan) Kickbush, of East Dubuque, IL, Mary Jo (David) Schoenberger, of Moravia, IA, and Jacqueline (Nicholas) Breitfelder, of Cuba City, WI; six (6) grandchildren, Amber & Connor Kickbush, Jennifer & Hannah Schoenberger, and Emma & Chase Breitfelder; three (3) sisters, Rosella McCarthy, of Lake Villa, IL, Alverna Ricke, of Lake Zurich, IL, and Anna Mae (Bob) Sadler, of Menominee, IL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant brother, Arnold; sisters, Celia Ricke, Rita Knautz, and Rosemary Heller; five (5) half-brothers; two (2) half-sisters; a niece, Laura Sadler; and a nephew, Kevin Knautz.
The Ricke family would like to "thank" Hospice of Dubuque for their months of care and compassion for Clarence, especially Jennifer F, Jan, Stephanie and David.
The Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolenes may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 A/M, on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at the Nativity BVM Catholic Church, in Menominee, with Fr. Dean Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 A/M to 10:45 A/M, on Saturday, at Nativity BVM Catholic Church.
Clarence was born on April 30, 1927, in Menominee, the son of Herman and Susan (Bonnet) Ricke. He farmed in Menominee (Sand Ridge area) until 1964. He was employed by Bartels & Byrne as a land surveyor and then at IIW Engineers and Surveyors, P.C., until his retirement in 1993.
On April 29, 1967, he married Mary Dolores Brejcha at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Dubuque. They raised three (3) girls during their (49) years of marriage. He was a member of Nativity BVM Parish, its Holy Name Society, and the Knights of Columbus, Council #7527, of East Dubuque. Clarence loved fishing, gardening, the Chicago Bears, and the 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs. Clarence was a simple man who believed his faith was as important as the air we breathe, his family was his most prized possession, and working hard was the key to keeping it all together. He instilled these values in his children and grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife, Mary, of Menominee, IL; daughters, Connie (Dan) Kickbush, of East Dubuque, IL, Mary Jo (David) Schoenberger, of Moravia, IA, and Jacqueline (Nicholas) Breitfelder, of Cuba City, WI; six (6) grandchildren, Amber & Connor Kickbush, Jennifer & Hannah Schoenberger, and Emma & Chase Breitfelder; three (3) sisters, Rosella McCarthy, of Lake Villa, IL, Alverna Ricke, of Lake Zurich, IL, and Anna Mae (Bob) Sadler, of Menominee, IL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant brother, Arnold; sisters, Celia Ricke, Rita Knautz, and Rosemary Heller; five (5) half-brothers; two (2) half-sisters; a niece, Laura Sadler; and a nephew, Kevin Knautz.
The Ricke family would like to "thank" Hospice of Dubuque for their months of care and compassion for Clarence, especially Jennifer F, Jan, Stephanie and David.
The Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolenes may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com
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