LeMars Sentinel
May 27, 1895

DEATH OF RICHARD RICKETTS
Word has been received in LeMars that Richard Ricketts died in Albuquerk,
New Mexico, on Sunday, May 19, after a long illness. He had been sick for a
long time in Chicago and had been taken to the mountains for his health. He
was in the neighborhood of seventy-five years of age. He was for many years
a resident of LeMars, being at one time one of the proprietors of the LeMars
soap works.

Children of Richard Ricketts and Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Frank are:
1. Frank A. Ricketts b. 1868; d. 1868, Memorial #50639484
2. Rosetta Bell "Rosa" Ricketts Palmer, b. 1869, d. 1970; Memorial #11789609
3. Willis Jesse Frank, b. 1873, d. 1939, memorial #28865787
4. Willis Jette Frank, b. 1873, d. 1916

Willia Jesse Frank and Willis Jette Frank are twins, raised by their grandparents, William J. and Isabella Frank. Grandparents are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Union County, SD (findagrave.com)