She was born March 7, 1943 in Peoria, Illinois to Herman W. and Martha E. (Leppin) Lucht. She married Pete Rickard on February 26, 1977 in Peoria and he preceded her in death May 28, 2005.
Surviving are her significant other, Thomas Osborne of Orlando; her daughter, Kimberly (Dale Harris) Surber of Washington; her step-son, Pete (Lori) Rickard of Austin, Texas; her brother, James (Joy) Lucht of Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
She was a software consultant for IBM for 28 years, retiring in 1997.
She was a member of the East Peoria Boat Club. A volunteer for many years for the East Peoria Festival of Lights, she and her husband were six-time winners of the festival’s home decoration contest.
Services will be at 6:00 pm Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria with visitation two hours prior to the service.
Entombment at Parkview Chapel of Peace Mausoleum will be private.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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