Ricki L. Vargason Obituary (1948

Ricki Vargason, 71, of Oelwein, Iowa died on Friday morning, September 18, 2020 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo with her family at her bedside. Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein with Deacon Tim Post officiating. Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday and for one hour before the service on Wednesday at the funeral home. Final Resting Place: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein, Iowa. Cards and Memorials may be sent to: Bob Vargason, 508 1st Avenue SE, Oelwein, Iowa 50662 Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing will be required. Those in attendance are asked to wear a mask inside the funeral home and church. We encourage relatives and friends not able to attend the service to reach out to the family by leaving a message on the funeral home web site, by mail, text or phone. Ricki L. Voshell was born October 21, 1948 in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Richard Lavern and Helena Voshell. She received her education from the Oelwein schools. Ricki married Kenneth Keppler and they later divorced. Ricki married Robert Grant Vargason in 1988 in Oelwein. Ricki stayed home to raise her children and then she worked at Iowa Ham in Oelwein, Pauline Company in Waterloo, and as a housekeeper at Grandview Health Care Center and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, both in Oelwein. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Ricki enjoyed planting flowers, vegetable gardening and canning. She especially enjoyed baking and cooking holiday meals for her family, never sitting down until she had fed her entire family. Ricki's family and friends will remember her great love for them and all the time Ricki spent with them, her strong faith and that she had a heart of gold. Ricki is survived by her husband: Bob Vargason of Oelwein; 6 Children: Jill (Darin) Boleyn of Oelwein, Tim Keppler of Oelwein, Jeff Keppler of Arlington, Keith (Connie) Keppler of Oelwein, Chris Keppler of Oelwein and Jon Keppler of Arlington; 3 Step-Children: Jason (Lora) Vargason of Ankeny, Jodi (Lora) Albrecht of Ottumwa and Jennifer Garcia of Webster City; 12 Grandchildren 2 Great Grandchildren; 2 Brothers: Rod (Marty) Voshell of Anchorage, Alaska and Richard Voshell, Jr. of Cumberland, Wisconsin; 4 Half Siblings: Patricia Zupan of Sacramento, California, Steven Voshell of Marion, Joel Voshell of Marion and Arla Voshell of Marion and many Nieces & Nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.