Genevieve Rose Hartzell Ricketts was a veteran of World War II. She graduated Chillicothe (Illinois) High School in 1939, and received her RN in 1942 from St. Joseph's in Peoria. She then followed her two older brothers into the WWII military. She rose to the rank of First Lieutenant in the Army Air Force. After the war, she received an honorable discharge from the army with military Decorations and Citations including the World War II Victory Medal and the American Theater Ribbon. Following her brother Carl from Illinois to California, she attended the University of California at Berkeley and received her Bachelor's degree in 1953, in Nursing Education. She then had a thirty-one year career with the VA Medical Center in Livermore.
In 1958, Genevieve married Edward Dorsey Ricketts, an airline pilot, in Honolulu. Ed had three sons, Ricky, Jason, and Dennis, with his first wife, Dorothy, who died in 1951. Genevieve and Ed had one son, Thomas (Tommy.) They lived in Livermore, California, where Ed died in 1990.
After retiring, Genevieve spent a great deal of time in Ukiah with her beloved mother-in-law, Ila Josephine Moore, and took care of Illa in her old age. Genevieve also volunteered in her local hospital charity thrift shop, enjoyed group bus trips to Reno, and enjoyed spending time with her son and other relatives. In 1997, she received an award for distinguished service to the Livermore Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Genevieve died at the age of 82, on October 9, 2003. She is buried in the IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery in Livermore, near Ed and his first wife.
In 1958, Genevieve married Edward Dorsey Ricketts, an airline pilot, in Honolulu. Ed had three sons, Ricky, Jason, and Dennis, with his first wife, Dorothy, who died in 1951. Genevieve and Ed had one son, Thomas (Tommy.) They lived in Livermore, California, where Ed died in 1990.
After retiring, Genevieve spent a great deal of time in Ukiah with her beloved mother-in-law, Ila Josephine Moore, and took care of Illa in her old age. Genevieve also volunteered in her local hospital charity thrift shop, enjoyed group bus trips to Reno, and enjoyed spending time with her son and other relatives. In 1997, she received an award for distinguished service to the Livermore Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Genevieve died at the age of 82, on October 9, 2003. She is buried in the IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery in Livermore, near Ed and his first wife.
Genevieve Rose Hartzell Ricketts was a veteran of World War II. She graduated Chillicothe (Illinois) High School in 1939, and received her RN in 1942 from St. Joseph's in Peoria. She then followed her two older brothers into the WWII military. She rose to the rank of First Lieutenant in the Army Air Force. After the war, she received an honorable discharge from the army with military Decorations and Citations including the World War II Victory Medal and the American Theater Ribbon. Following her brother Carl from Illinois to California, she attended the University of California at Berkeley and received her Bachelor's degree in 1953, in Nursing Education. She then had a thirty-one year career with the VA Medical Center in Livermore.
In 1958, Genevieve married Edward Dorsey Ricketts, an airline pilot, in Honolulu. Ed had three sons, Ricky, Jason, and Dennis, with his first wife, Dorothy, who died in 1951. Genevieve and Ed had one son, Thomas (Tommy.) They lived in Livermore, California, where Ed died in 1990.
After retiring, Genevieve spent a great deal of time in Ukiah with her beloved mother-in-law, Ila Josephine Moore, and took care of Illa in her old age. Genevieve also volunteered in her local hospital charity thrift shop, enjoyed group bus trips to Reno, and enjoyed spending time with her son and other relatives. In 1997, she received an award for distinguished service to the Livermore Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Genevieve died at the age of 82, on October 9, 2003. She is buried in the IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery in Livermore, near Ed and his first wife.
In 1958, Genevieve married Edward Dorsey Ricketts, an airline pilot, in Honolulu. Ed had three sons, Ricky, Jason, and Dennis, with his first wife, Dorothy, who died in 1951. Genevieve and Ed had one son, Thomas (Tommy.) They lived in Livermore, California, where Ed died in 1990.
After retiring, Genevieve spent a great deal of time in Ukiah with her beloved mother-in-law, Ila Josephine Moore, and took care of Illa in her old age. Genevieve also volunteered in her local hospital charity thrift shop, enjoyed group bus trips to Reno, and enjoyed spending time with her son and other relatives. In 1997, she received an award for distinguished service to the Livermore Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Genevieve died at the age of 82, on October 9, 2003. She is buried in the IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery in Livermore, near Ed and his first wife.
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