Obituary of Joseph Ricke

Joseph H. Ricke, 80, of Ocala, Florida, died January 25, 2010 at the Specialty Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

Born in New Albany, Indiana, Joe served in the US Air Force and then worked in sales before moving from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Miami, Florida in 1971.

Joe moved from Miami to Palm City, Florida where he lived for 21 years. He was a manufacturer's representative and president and owner of J.H. Ricke, Inc., located in Miami and then in Palm City. He and his wife, Jane retired to Ocala in 2007.

He was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, Ocala and a past member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City, where he taught CCD. He was also a member and past president of the Martin Downs Country Club, Palm City.

Survivors include his wife Jane F. Ricke of Ocala; a son Jeff of Jacksonville; daughters, Jill Ricke of Tallahassee, Florida, Jan Gallo of Atlanta, Georgia and Susan Poyo of Steubenville, Ohio; twelve grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by six siblings.

SERVICE: Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on January 28, 2010 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes - Palm City Chapel with a Vigil Prayer Service at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, on January 29, 2010 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City.

For those who wish, contributions may be made to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Palm Beach P.O. Box 109650, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410-9650 or online at www.diocesepb.org/charities/ or Catholic Charities, USA online at www.catholiccharitiesusa.org in Joe's memory.