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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Helen L.
Rick
March 10, 1940 – January 20, 2015
Obituary
Helen Lucille Rick, 74, of Collinsville, Ill., born March 10, 1940, in Commerce, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill.
Helen attended Bethel Baptist Church in Troy, Ill. She retired from Midwest Meat Inc., in Fairmont City, Ill., as a cashier. She loved her family, her home, her animals and her flower garden. She also loved to read, especially the Bible. She will be missed by her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin J. Rick Jr.; son, Robert L. DeRossett; daughter, Sharon Schmieg; parents, Robert L. and Lillie V., nee Rommel, Swan; brothers, Lawrence and Charles Swan; and a sister, Joyce Kain.
Surviving are children, Loyd (Tanya) DeRossett of Caseyville, Ill., William (Tracy) DeRossett of Collinsville, Ill., Elizabeth DeRossett of Mount Vernon, Ill., Kimberli DeRossett (granddaughter) of Collinsville, Ill., Mike (Janice) Rick of St. Louis, Mo., and Janet (Tom) Rasp of Shiloh, Ill.; grandchildren, Josh Schwinn, Barbie Irvin Nix, Nick Hiatt, Brooke Hiatt, Billy DeRossett, Jarry Mares, Carlos Tomas, Cory Bittle, Mallory Clark, Joseph DeRossett, Hannah DeRossett, Nick Rasp, Valorie Rasp, Brian Schmieg and Joseph Rick; many great-grandchildren; son-in-law, John Schmieg; brother, Kenneth Swan; and sisters, Ann McMillan and Sharon Schmidt.
Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.Richesonfh.com
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Bethel Baptist Church, Troy, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Wiens officiating. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
RICHESON FUNERAL HOME, Troy, Ill.
Helen attended Bethel Baptist Church in Troy, Ill. She retired from Midwest Meat Inc., in Fairmont City, Ill., as a cashier. She loved her family, her home, her animals and her flower garden. She also loved to read, especially the Bible. She will be missed by her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin J. Rick Jr.; son, Robert L. DeRossett; daughter, Sharon Schmieg; parents, Robert L. and Lillie V., nee Rommel, Swan; brothers, Lawrence and Charles Swan; and a sister, Joyce Kain.
Surviving are children, Loyd (Tanya) DeRossett of Caseyville, Ill., William (Tracy) DeRossett of Collinsville, Ill., Elizabeth DeRossett of Mount Vernon, Ill., Kimberli DeRossett (granddaughter) of Collinsville, Ill., Mike (Janice) Rick of St. Louis, Mo., and Janet (Tom) Rasp of Shiloh, Ill.; grandchildren, Josh Schwinn, Barbie Irvin Nix, Nick Hiatt, Brooke Hiatt, Billy DeRossett, Jarry Mares, Carlos Tomas, Cory Bittle, Mallory Clark, Joseph DeRossett, Hannah DeRossett, Nick Rasp, Valorie Rasp, Brian Schmieg and Joseph Rick; many great-grandchildren; son-in-law, John Schmieg; brother, Kenneth Swan; and sisters, Ann McMillan and Sharon Schmidt.
Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.Richesonfh.com
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Bethel Baptist Church, Troy, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Wiens officiating. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
RICHESON FUNERAL HOME, Troy, Ill.
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