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Barbara L. Rickard

January 31, 1944 — December 30, 2024

Mason City

Barbara Rickard, 80, of Mason City, passed away peacefully Monday, December 30, 2024 at Country Meadow Place in Mason City. She suffered a traumatic brain injury this past March and never recovered. A visitation will be held from 5-6:30 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Major Erickson Funeral home 111 N Pennsylvania Ave. Memorial services will be held Friday January 10, 2025, at 11 am at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev Dan Gerrietts officiating. Per her and Jerry’s wishes, their remains will be mixed and spread in the mountains near Cody, WY at a later date. Memorials may be directed towards Trinity Lutheran Church. 

 Barb was born on January 30, 1944, to Donald and Mildred Mallie Meeks. Barb grew up on a farm near Martelle, Iowa. Her mother passed away unexpectedly when she was 21 months and was raised by her father and stepmother Jeanette Meeks. When she was old enough, she joined 4-H where she became quite proficient in sewing and gardening. These skills served her well in later life as she always had the best garden in the neighborhood. 

 After graduating from Martelle High School, she decided to enter University of Cosmetology in Iowa City to become a hairdresser. She lived in Iowa City and Des Moines before moving to Mason City in 1967. She met Gerald Rickard, and they were married on April 14, 1971. To this union she was blessed with two stepsons Mike and Steve. 

 She worked as a hairdresser, taught for a while in the La James Beauty School and spent her last many years, before retirement, as a hairdresser in her own salon. Barb and Jerry loved to travel and to spend time with family and friends. She was an active member of the community and Trinity Lutheran Church. 

Barb is survived by stepsons Mike Rickard (Deb), Mason City, Iowa and Steve Rickard, Cody, Wyoming. Grandson’s Greg (Julia), Mason City, Iowa, Tim, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Alex (Kelsey), Mason City, Iowa. Great Granddaughters McKenna and Presley. Brother Howard (Sandy) Ames. Nephew Brian Meeks, Martelle, Iowa and niece Julie Meeks Stein, Alpharetta, Georgia. A great niece and nephew and her best friend, Shirley, who was like a sister. She also leaves behind many other friends and loved ones.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry; mother, Mildred, father Donald, and stepmother, Jeanette.


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