Obituary of Christofer Michael Rickheim

Christofer Michael Rickheim, 33, of Yale, formerly of Muscatine, died Sunday, June 26, 2005. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 2005, at the Walnut Park Baptist Church. Rev. Dennis Hakes will officiate the service. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-7 pm on Friday, July 1, 2005, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the family in care of Christina Rickheim. Christofer was born on August 8, 1971, in Muscatine, the son of Thomas Lee and Tamara Cozad Rickheim. He married Christina Sparks of West Liberty on September 1, 1990 in Muscatine. He had been a resident of Muscatine for 23 years. He worked as maintenance manager at Rose Acre Farms of Guthrie Center. Survivors include his wife, Christina Rickheim of Yale; his children, Jason Lee Rickheim, Brody Allen Rickheim and Caitlan Christine Rickheim all at home; his father, Thomas Lee Rickheim of Muscatine; his mother, Tamara Tweedy and husband, Mel, of Concord, Nebraska; and one brother, Daryl Allen Rickheim of Muscatine. He was preceded in death by one son, Brett Michael Rickheim, a brother, Alex James Rickheim, grandparents, Richard and Muriel Cozad, Chris and Ethel Rickheim, and great-grandparents, William and Lillybelle Cozad and Harold and Alberta Ash