Edward P. Rickman

Edward Paul Rickman

Published 09/01/1999
Rickman Tool Focuses On A Niche Market
Rickman Tool, Inc. (Culver, Indiana) is a job shop specializing in CNC machining; started in 1995

Address 1202 E 4th St, Rochester, Indiana

married Juanita "Nita" Mae Flowers Birth 3 Apr 1944 Wanatah, LaPorte County, Indiana Death 31 Mar 2012 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana Cremated daughter of Stanley F. "Stan" Flowers and Agatha Marie "Gay" Bogan

Juanita Mae Rickman
April 3, 1944 - March 31, 2012
CULVER - Nita Rickman, 67, passed away Saturday, March 31st.

She is survived by her husband, Ed Rickman; one sister, Nancy Peterson; and 5 children, Eddie (Brenda) Rickman, Jeanne (John) Newman, Cathy (Michael) Faylor, Lynn Rickman and her partner, Lisa Perrault, & Jane (Ryan) Sheets. She has 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Nita was born April 3, 1944, in Wanatah, Indiana, to Stan and Gay Flowers.

She attended Valparaiso High School and married her high school sweetheart, Ed Rickman, soon after graduating on August 11, 1962.

They lived in Valparaiso a few years where Ed managed a gas station and started a job where he was a tool and die maker. They moved to Culver, Indiana, in 1969, where Nita and Ed raised five children.

Nita was a homemaker. After the children were raised, Nita was Office Manager of Rickman Tool, Inc., started by her husband and son in 1995.

Nita was a member of Hibbard Circle Homemakers Club, P.I.G.S. Card Club, and was a member of St. Mary's of the Lake Catholic Church. She was a member of the Ladies' Society for years.

She enjoyed puzzles, reading, quilting, her flowers, and dearly loved family time with her grandchildren.

Her mother and father, a sister, Donna Eldridge, and grandson, Douglas Newman, preceded Nita in death.

Arrangements are Wednesday 11:00 am Mass at Saint Mary's Of The Lake in Culver, with a dinner at the church to follow.

Later Wednesday evening friends and family may gather at the funeral home in Culver from 5 pm to 8 pm. (Rosary at 7:40 pm).

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice.