Frances Eleanor Ricci, 96, passed away Monday, September 12, 2022, at Advent Health Shawnee Mission. Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m., with Funeral Services following at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September. 17, at the Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia Lenexa, KS. Entombment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, KS. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: VFW Post 7397.
Frances was born May 26, 1926, in Linton, North Dakota. After high school she attended North Dakota State and Iowa State graduating with a degree in Dietetics in 1948. Frances remained in Iowa where she met and married her husband, Joseph in 1949. She moved to Kansas City in 1951, where she remained for the rest of her life. Frances worked for Johnson County Library for over 30 years while raising five children. After retiring she did volunteer work for Olathe Medical Center and Overland Park Regional Hospital until 2020.
She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Ricci, and leaves behind her children, Robert Ricci, Topeka, KS, William Ricci, Sandi Klusman, Sharon Ricci and James Ricci of Lenexa, KS, 10 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. She will be missed.