Margaret L. Riker
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
CASPER -- At her request, there will be no services for Margaret L. Riker, 85. Cremation has taken place.
She died July 29, 2007 at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper after a long battle with cancer.
She was born Nov. 12, 1921 to George and Sylvia (Shonk) Schuler in St. Johns, Mich. She graduated from East Jackson High School in East Jackson, Mich., in 1939.
She married Harold Riker in August 1946 in Eaton Rapids, Mich., and raised two children. She enjoyed doing all crafts and had owned a flower shop and a ceramic shop in Concord, Mich., for many years.
She moved to Texas in 1982 and then back to Michigan in 1987. She moved to Casper in 1993.
She is survived by her daughter, Carol Eaton and her husband of Casper; her son, Thomas Riker of Evansville; one granddaughter, one grandson, one step-grandson, six great-granddaughters and two great-great-granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Memorials may be made in her name to Central Wyoming Hospice, 319 S. Wilson, Casper, 82601.
Arrangements are with Newcomer Family Funeral Home & Crematory.