Dorothy Rickert

RICKERT, DOROTHY J.

Dorothy J. Rickert, age 82, formally of Freedom, passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 at Rennes Health and Rehab in Appleton. She was born March 3, 1926 to the late Frank and Florence (Kranhold) Stoegbauer. On April 26, 1947 she was united in marriage to Richard Rickert at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Appleton. He preceded her in death June 29, 2007.

Dorothy was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Freedom and a former member of the Christian Mothers. She enjoyed sewing and knitting.

She is survived by her daughters, Pat (Dan) Bacon, Freedom; Judy (Mike) Edlebeck, Green Bay; Deb (Roy) VandeHey, Mackville; her two sons, Steve (Gen) Rickert, Green Bay; Pete Rickert (fiance, Cindy Evers), Appleton; a daughter-in-law, Darlene (Ken) Peters, Freedom; her grandchildren, Holly (Mike) Sowko, Jake (Sarah) VandeHey, Jessie VandeHey, Adam (Stephanie) Rickert, Luke (Becca) Rickert, Diane (Fiance Aaron) Rickert, Laurie Rickert, Lee Rickert, Brian Rickert, Kevin Rickert, Laura Rickert, Charles "Chuck" Rickert, Aly Rickert, Jenna Rickert, and Jillian Rickert; a great-granddaughter, Mariah Rickert and her sisters and brothers, James (Elsie) Stoegbauer, Appleton; Donald (Carol) Stoegbauer, Darboy; and Lois Petit, Appleton. She is further survived by her brothers-in-law, Rev. William Rickert, Green Bay; Robert Rickert, Phoenix, AZ; Roy (Vi) Rickert, Appleton; Joe (Pat) Rickert, Appleton; John (Joan) Rickert, Bluffton, SC; and Tom (Norma) Rickert, Green Bay; Robert Griesbach, Delavan.

She was preceded in death by her husband Richard, her son Mark; a granddaughter Margaret Lynn Rickert; two sisters, Ann Stoegbauer, Mary Lou Griesbach; brother-in-law, Mark Petit and a sister-in-law, Anna Mae Rickert.

Friends may call at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Freedom on Thursday, November 20, 2008 from 10 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 1p.m., with Father Dave Hoffman and Father William Rickert celebrating. The burial will be in the parish cemetery. The Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home, Seymour is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.muehlboettcher.com

A special thank you to the staff of Renaissance and Rennes Health and Rehab, Appleton, and also to Heartland Hospice Care.