Ruth Elaine Blick was born on April 22, 1941 in Neodesha, Kansas to Albert Francis and Mary Katherine (Gillen) Ricke.  When Ruth was very young, the family moved to the family farm west of Sharon, Kansas.  This is where Ruth grew up, attending school in Sharon and graduating from high school with the class of 1959.  She went on to attend business college in Wichita, Kansas.

Living and working in Wichita, Ruth was visiting family back home, when while attending a picnic, met Victor Henry Blick.  Victor was living in Oregon at the time but was also home on vacation.  The couple fell in love and were married on January 10, 1970 at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sharon.  She went back with him, and they made their home in McMinnville, Oregon.  In 1972, the couple moved back to the Blick homestead west of Attica, Kansas so they could take over the family dairy farm.  The couple were blessed with three children: Rodney, Kristi, and Bill.

In addition to being a homemaker, Ruth helped with the dairy and had other various jobs.  To name a few of the jobs, she worked as a cook at the school, was a rural mail carrier, and the couple even owned and operated a liquor store in Sharon in the early 1990s.  Ruth enjoyed gardening, canning (famous for her dill pickles), cooking, and taking care of her family.  Ruth was a lifelong member of the St. Boniface Catholic Church and served many years on the Altar Society.

As her health failed, her children spent time caring for her either at their home or with her in her home.  When they were no longer able to provide the care she needed, Ruth became part of the Attica Long Term Care family on January 6, 2023.  This is where she passed away peacefully on October 12, 2023 at the age of 82.

Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Mary Katherine Ricke; husband, Victor; granddaughter, Peyton Blick; siblings: Carolyn Hrencher, Tom Ricke, Gerard Ricke, Randy Ricke, and Betty Lantzy; brothers-in-law, Charles Rinke, Clarence Hrencher, Tom Lantzy, and Harold Davis; and sister-in-law, Karol Ricke.  She is survived by her children: Rodney Nicholas Blick of Wichita, Kristi Ann Baird (James) of Sharon, and Bill Joe Blick (Jody) of Wichita; grandchildren: Molly, Kinsley, Cora, and Grant Blick and Jaxon, Jaspur, and Jhett Baird; siblings: JoAnn Rinke, Phyllis Davis, Delmar Ricke (Bev), Kenneth Ricke, Louis Ricke (Nancy), Steve Ricke, Kathy Hart (Joe), Ron Ricke (Sheila), Janet Feld (Neil), and Dorene Reeves; sisters-in-law: Jeanette Ricke, Carol Ricke, and Theresa Ricke; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Recitation of the Rosary is 10:00 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sharon with Father Emmanuel Kosikumah officiating.  Burial follows at the St. Boniface Cemetery, southeast of Sharon.

Memorial contributions may be left to St. Boniface Altar Society and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Homes, 613 W 14th St ~ Harper, Kansas 67058