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Donita Marie Ryker
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Aug. 24, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Heafey Hoffmann Dworak Cutler Mortuaries - West Center Chapel
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Donita Marie Ryker, age 77, of Omaha, passed away August 18, 2025.
Beloved wife of Richard Ryker; loving mother of Barrett Ryker and Bethany (Don Madden) Ryker; cherished sister of Arlyn (Tarri) Ullsperger.
VISITATION: Sunday, August 24, 2025, from 3 p.m., until VIGIL service begins at 5 p.m., at Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler, West Center Chapel.
FUNERAL MASS: 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 25, 2025, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 15353 Pacific St.
INTERMENT: Omaha National Cemetery.
To view live broadcasts of the Vigil and Mass, please visit www.heafeyheafey.com and click the "Live Cast" button.
Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler
West Center Chapel, 7805 West Center Rd.
402-391-3900 | www.heafeyheafey.com
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