Deborah Kay Rickard

June 21, 1961 - November 24, 2010

Deborah Kay Rickard of Cadillac died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was 49. She was born in Cadillac on June 22, 1961 to Gerald Delbert & Bertha Jewell (Carr) Rickard. Deborah graduated from Lake City High School in 1978 and then went on to Central Michigan University for two years, Ferris State University for two years and received a legal assistant degree and later received her Bachelors Degree from Baker College and was working on her Masters. She had been employed for over 20years at Community Mental Health and was currently working for LTSS, Inc. as a Home Manager for the past four years. She loved knitting, animals, and children of all ages and lived her life for everyone else. Survivors include her daughters: Ashley Minarik of Cadillac and Amber (William) Coffel, III of Lake City; her mother, Jewell Rickard of Lake City; two sisters: Judy (Floyd) Morris and Teressa Rickard all of Cadillac; many nieces and nephews and a special friend, Laurie Barnes of Cadillac. She was preceded in death by her father, Gerald Delbert Rickard in 2007 and a nephew, Shonn Hilts. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac with Reverend Larry Shetenhelm officiating. Burial will be at the Lake City Cemetery. Friends may meet the family from 2-4 & 6-8 PM Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com