Orville E. Rickard, 88, Arlington

2014-08-28
Orville Edward Rickard, age 88, of Arlington, and formerly of Parkers Prairie, died at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Funeral services were held at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. Pastor Kurt Lehmkuhl officiated. 
Pallbearers were Jason and Janelle Bade, Andrea and Chad Getschmann, and Kristin and Bill Rosenfeld. 
Honorary pallbearers were the great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday, Aug. 9.  
Military honors followed the service at the church. 
Burial was at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarissa. 
Orville Edward Rickard was born  to Sam and Mabel (Swanson) Rickard in Cooperstown, N. D., on Oct. 4, 1925. He attended school near Hope, N.D., Richville, Perham, and graduated from high school at Staples. 
Orville entered the army in 1944 and served in Okinawa. He returned home to farm with his parents. He married Maxine Hagelstrom at the Rickard family farm by Rev. Wallace Asper of Our Saviors Lutheran Church of Clarissa on Sept. 28, 1949. To this union three children were born: Roseann, Marilyn (deceased) and Charlene.
Orville worked at farming, the Clotho Creamery, and 38 years in artificial insemination of cattle.  During those 38 years, he was a technician, field man and instructor in every state except Alaska.  
Orville loved traveling, reading, ball games, visiting, joking, having a good time and being with family.  He enjoyed winters at his home in Apache Junction, Ariz., for several years. 
Orville was active in FFA, 4H, and Rural Youth Programs, the Miltona and Arlington VFW, Parkers Prairie American Legion, the San Jacinto, Miltona and Parkers Prairie Lion’s Club.  In 2002, Orville was honored with the Lion’s Melvin Jones Fellow Award. He also served on committees and held various offices on church council.
Orville lived in several states, N.D., Minn., Calif., N.H., Wis., and Ariz.; and traveled to Norway in 2005.  
Orville is survived by his wife, Maxine; daughters, Roseann (Richard) Nagel of Arlington, and Charlene Rickard of Plainview; three grandchildren Kristin (Bill) Rosenfeld, Andrea (Chad) Getschmann, and Jason (Janelle) Bade, eight great-grandchildren, Jordan and Caleb, Katlyn and Kyler, Chase and Miana, and step-grandchildren, Emily and Jack; and other family members and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam & Mabel Rickard; father and mother-in-law, Henry & Florence Hagelstrom; daughter, Marilyn; grandson, Greg Nagel; brothers-in-law Harlan Hagelstrom and Walter Ehnes.

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