Mrs. Beverly J. Ricker Obituary (1928

Beverly J. (Aspinall) Ricker, 90, passed away at Life Care Center of Attleboro on May 12th, 2018 after a short illness. She was the loving and dedicated wife for 51 years to the late John E. Ricker. Born in Attleboro on March 5th, 1928 she was the beloved daughter of the late Rose Ellen (Weilding) Aspinall and her husband, John, and the late Joseph A. Aspinall and his wife, Emma. Beverly was blessed to be raised in a large, extended family and she had a particularly close relationship with her grandmother, the late Emily (Taylor) Weilding, and also her aunt and uncle, the late Margaret and Arthur Carvalho. Beverly attended Attleboro High School and graduated from the Talbot-Hubbard Business School. In her early years, she worked at the Leach and Garner Company where she met her husband, John. They married on September 23, 1950 and were blessed with five children. Beverly worked at the LaSalette gift store until she graduated the Taunton Beauty Academy as a licensed cosmetologist. She owned The Doll House Beauty Salon on Pearl Street in Attleboro for many years. Beverly was a nurturer. She offered a listening ear and sound advice to her family, friends, and clients over the years and took an active role in helping friends through difficult times with empathy and compassion. She was a kind, gentle, and intelligent woman who will be greatly missed. Above all else, Beverly was a dedicated and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was the beloved mother of the late James E. Ricker and is survived by her children Mary Ellen Ricker, Kathleen and William Provost, Margaret and William Lennox; all of Attleboro, and John and Lisa Ricker of Rehoboth. She was the proud grandmother to Katie Dunlea and her husband Steven, Michael Provost and his wife Tanya, Kristina Piasecki and her husband Bill; all of Attleboro, Michelle Herlihy and her fiancé, Rick Torres of Assonet, MA, Matthew Ricker, and Ethan Ricker; both of Rehoboth, MA. Beverly was the adoring great grandmother to Emily and Tyler Dunlea; Sadie, Lilyana, and Liam Piasecki; and Connor Provost; all of Attleboro. Beverly was the beloved sister of the late Sheila Beaulieu and her husband, Donald and is survived by her siblings Jessica Bergevine and her husband, Ronald of Attleboro, James Aspinall and his wife, Marion of Attleboro, and Janice Chase and her husband, William of Troy, NY, as well as many nieces, nephews, and their children. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Wednesday, May 16th 2018 from 5 PM to 7 PM at the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home 20 Peck Street Attleboro, MA. A funeral will be conducted on Thursday, May 17th 2018 at 9:30 AM from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 am in St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main St., Attleboro. Burial will take place immediately following in St. John’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Community VNA of Attleboro at https://www.communityvna.com/get-involved/donate-to-cvna/