1935
Ernest
2017
Ernest J. Ricci
January 18, 1935 — August 20, 2017
The funeral will be held from Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg on Saturday, August 26, with a Mass in Our Lady of the Lake Church, 1400 Main St., Leominster at 11:00am. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster. Calling hours will be from 5-8pm on Friday, August 25, in the funeral home. Please consider a memorial contribution to the Our Lady of the Lake Food Pantry, 1400 Main St., Leominster, MA 01453. The Ricci family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Jeremy Richmon of Mass Eye and Ear as well as the staff of Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospitals for their excellent care and compassion.
OBITUARY Leominster – Ernest J. Ricci, 82, of Leominster, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017 in Mass General Hospital. Ernest was born in Fitchburg on January 18, 1935, a son of the late Loreto and Carmela (Freda) Ricci. He graduated from Saint Bernard’s Catholic High School in 1953. Ernest worked as a Papermaker at the Crocker Burbank, Weyerhaeuser and James River #8 Paper Mill, where he retired from in 1990. After retirement, he worked for several years as a Custodian at Saint Anthony’s School. Ernest enjoyed spending time with family and was always there to help his neighbors. Ernest was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Leominster. He leaves his wife of 33 years, Sandra (McKinney) Ricci of Leominster; his children, Michael Ricci and wife Jean of Fitchburg, Donna Gorham and husband Christopher of Templeton, John Ricci and wife Sandi of Westminster, Jim Ricci and wife Tracy of Lunenburg, Lori Jimson and husband Richard of Fitchburg, Kim Noonan and husband Scott of AZ, Kelly Hansen and husband Walter of Ashburnham, and Ashley Garcia and husband Santos of Auburn; 15 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; siblings, Helen Palmer of Winchendon, Robert Ricci and wife Phyllis of FL, Dorothy Tatro and husband George of Leominster, and Carol Grimley and husband Tom of Leominster; many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Ernest was predeceased by his siblings, Ann Tatro, Ralph Ricci, and Beatrice Denno.
OBITUARY Leominster – Ernest J. Ricci, 82, of Leominster, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017 in Mass General Hospital. Ernest was born in Fitchburg on January 18, 1935, a son of the late Loreto and Carmela (Freda) Ricci. He graduated from Saint Bernard’s Catholic High School in 1953. Ernest worked as a Papermaker at the Crocker Burbank, Weyerhaeuser and James River #8 Paper Mill, where he retired from in 1990. After retirement, he worked for several years as a Custodian at Saint Anthony’s School. Ernest enjoyed spending time with family and was always there to help his neighbors. Ernest was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Leominster. He leaves his wife of 33 years, Sandra (McKinney) Ricci of Leominster; his children, Michael Ricci and wife Jean of Fitchburg, Donna Gorham and husband Christopher of Templeton, John Ricci and wife Sandi of Westminster, Jim Ricci and wife Tracy of Lunenburg, Lori Jimson and husband Richard of Fitchburg, Kim Noonan and husband Scott of AZ, Kelly Hansen and husband Walter of Ashburnham, and Ashley Garcia and husband Santos of Auburn; 15 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; siblings, Helen Palmer of Winchendon, Robert Ricci and wife Phyllis of FL, Dorothy Tatro and husband George of Leominster, and Carol Grimley and husband Tom of Leominster; many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Ernest was predeceased by his siblings, Ann Tatro, Ralph Ricci, and Beatrice Denno.
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