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Ethel Marie Ricker 1924-2019
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Ethel Marie Ricker 1924-2019

NASHVILLE — Ethel Marie Ricker, 94, died Jan. 11, 2019, at Coldwater, Kansas. She was born June 27, 1924, at Odin, Kansas the daughter of Emil and Mary Kinzel Zecha.  A longtime resident of the Nashville and Zenda communities, she was a nurse graduating from the St.  Joseph School of Nursing in Kansas City, Missouri.

Ethel was a member of the St. John Catholic Church, Zenda; a fifty- year member as well as a Charter member of the Zenda Federated Music Club of Zenda; and the Kingman County Home Extension Unit.

On Oct. 22, 1945, she married Alvin Ricker at Ellinwood, Kansas; he died Dec. 19, 2012.  Survivors include son James and his wife Nancy; daughter Becky Mosshart and her husband Sam; brother Bernard Zecha; sister Bernice Henderson; 4 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-granddaughter.  She was preceded in death by brothers Irvin, Joe, Norbert, and Norman; and sisters Sally Vink and Clarissa Blessing.

Parish rosary will be 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 18, 2019 at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the St. John Catholic Church, Zenda.  Burial will be in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery at Nashville, Kansas.

Memorials may be made with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and The St. John Catholic Church Altar Society, both in care of Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, KS  67068.


Funeral arrangements provided by

Livingston Funeral Home

1830 N. Main 

Kingman, KS  67068.

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Jan. 13, 2019

Anita (Reif) Ellison 1953 - 2025
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Anita (Reif) Ellison

Anita (Reif) Ellison, 71, passed away Feb. 10, 2025, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, Kan., after a long battle with cancer. She was born on Oct. 16, 1953, in Great Bend, Kan., to James and Laura (Debes) Reif. Anita married John Ellison; they later divorced.

Anita graduated from Hoisington High School, Barton Community College, and Friends University. She managed the Family Crisis Center for several years and then was the Program Coordinator at the Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility for 28 years. Most recently, she worked for Barton Community College in data entry. Anita was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church.

Survivors include two sons, Joel Ellison and wife Debbie of Silverthorne, Colo., and Chris Ellison of Great Bend; grandchildren, Lila, Logan, Matthew, and Sophie; sister, Marilyn Hitz of Hudson; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Donald J. Reif.

Cremation has taken place. Vigil service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, with Father Aneesh Parappanattu presiding, with Altar Society rosary at 4 p.m., and family receiving guests prior from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., all at Bryant Funeral Home. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial have been designated to the Family Crisis Center or Domus Pacis, in care of Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Rd., Great Bend, KS 67530. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.


Funeral arrangements provided by

Bryant Funeral Home

1425 Patton Road

Great Bend, KS  67530

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Feb. 22, 2025