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2021

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Gerald Rickell Obituary

Gerald William Rickell, 84, of Westminster, died Saturday, June 12, 2021 at UPMC Hanover. Born August 26, 1936 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late William Rickell and Geraldine Huff Rickell. Gerald owned and operated G & N Produce on Littlestown Pike near Union Mills. He also worked in construction and was a farmer. He was a member of St. Mary's United Church of Christ in Silver Run. He is survived by his sons Robert (Rob) Rickell of Hanover, PA and Michael (Mike) Rickell and wife Amy of Westminster; granddaughter Melanie Bloch of Westminster; caregivers and extended family Ruth, Mary and Gene Stonesifer and Becky and Chuck Inners all of Westminster; former wife and friend Beckie Rickell of Westminster. He was predeceased by his brother Gene Rickell. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 18, 2021 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Fletcher Funeral & Cremation Services, 254 E. Main St., Westminster. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the funeral home, with his Pastor Rev. Sam Chamelin officiating.

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Published by Carroll County Times on Jun. 14, 2021.

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Jane Lasher

June 15, 2021

The Hanover Davita team would like to thank you for letting us care for Gerald. We all became so fond of him over the years. We loved to sit with him and listen to his stories of his younger days. He would talk about his cars and how he loved to race them. He had great stories and was always so kind to us. We miss him dearly.

John Diane Bixler

June 14, 2021

Our memories of Gerald will always be special. He was kind and generous soul. He could take anything and make something out of it. He and Michael helped us clean out the barn and take a dump truck load to the dump. I waited in Michael's truck while they took the load down. It took them forever to come back and when they did the truck was still full. What happened was someone was dumping wood from a deck and he wanted it to make something so it came home with us. Glad he touched our lives!

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254 East Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157

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19

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Fletcher Funeral & Cremation Services, P.A. - Westminster

254 East Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157

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