Rick Stricker

Rick Stricker, 64 of Charlestown, IN passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at Clark Memorial Hospital.

Rick was born on December 18, 1959, in Scottsburg, IN the son of Clarence Benjamin and Mary J. Stricker. He worked for 29 years for Wyandot and Snyder’s-Lance Snacks in Jeffersonville, IN as a forklift and machine operator. Rick was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Charlestown Post 335. He enjoyed taking long drives including trips to the Smokey Mountains a couple of times a year, playing cards, especially Euchre and Poker, shooting pool, and visiting with family and neighbors in his garage, at his home and all were welcome.

Rick is survived by his wife of 37 years Marita Frazier Stricker; mother, Mary J. Stricker of Charlestown; brother, Lorne “Snoop” Stricker; mother–in–law, Carolyn Frazier, New Albany, IN; brothers-in-law, Dean Frazier, Charlestown, IN and Steve DeSpain of New Albany, IN; sister-in-law, Stacey DeArk of New Albany, IN; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, daughter, Erin Stricker; and brothers, Dale, Wade, and Benjamin Stricker.

Life celebration services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 5, 2024, at the Grayson Funeral Home in Charlestown with burial in New Market Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. and after 9:00 A.M. Friday until the time of service. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Rick may take the form of donations to the American Cancer Society.