The death of Frances Keller Reicker, age 86, wife of the late Denton Reicker, of Kiersteadville, NB, occurred at the Saint John Regional Hospital, on Saturday, April 27, 2013. She was born on June 28, 1926, in Lower Norton, NB, the daughter of the late George & Gladys (Hoyt) Ketchum. Frances was the eldest of five children. She graduated from Hampton Consolidated School with very high honors. She then taught school in rural Kings County on a special War Certificate for a couple of years before attending and graduating from Normal School in Fredericton. Frances continued to teach for another few years before meeting her husband, Denton, while teaching in Kiersteadville. They were married in 1948. She and Denton ran a farm where they raised their eleven children. Following the death of her husband in 1975, Frances continued to raise the four youngest and became active in the local Women’s Institute and a member of the Norton Legion. Through these activities she gained many good friends. Frances loved to knit and crochet, donating a lot of her work to charities such as the Red Cross and Hospital Auxiliary. Mom loved to knit special items for her family and friends. That being said, her greatest love was playing cards. Frances stayed on the family farm most of her life before moving to live with her youngest son, Philip. She lived her final years in Sussex with her daughter, Barb. Frances is survived by her children Malcolm and Sally Reicker of Sussex, Paul and Sylvia Reicker of Sussex, Elizabeth and Raymond Cameron of Hampton, George and Holly Reicker of Saint John, Beverly and Jack Johnston of Hampton, Evelyn and Daniel Hayes of Midland, Eleanor and Jim Cooper of Saint John, Barbara Reicker of Sussex, Nathan and Ginny Reicker of Sussex, and Philip and Dianne Reicker of Pearsonville; son-in-law Tony and Marlene Marr of Kiersteadville; sisters Joyce Lawrence of Hampton and Pauline Wetmore of Hampton; sisters-in-law Marilyn Ketchum of Quispamsis, Dora Reicker of Kiersteadville, and Vivian and Raymond Finch of Campobello; grandchildren Tracy, Heather, Wendy, Shawn, James, Kimberly, Jonathan, Catherine (deceased) Darren, Kendra, Heidi, Andrew, Sandie, Kelly, Melanie, Robert, Annabel, Angie, Danny, Adam, Matthew, Erin, Brian, Justin, Stephanie, Amy, Laurie, Christopher, Amanda, and numerous great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and extended family. She was predeceased by her daughter Heather Reicker; sister Sandra Brown; and brother Paul Ketchum. She is resting at Sherwood’s Funeral Home and Life Tribute Centre (506-839-2156), 18 Scovil Road, Norton, NB, with visiting on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, from 2 to 8 pm. Funeral service will be held from the Kiersteadville Baptist Church, at 11:00 AM, on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Interment will take place in Kiersteadville Cemetery. Donations in memory of Frances, may be made to a memorial of your choice. Personal condolences to the family may be made through www.sherwoodsfuneralhome.com