Etta (Ricker) Jenks of Ledyard, CT, 86, passed away unexpectedly on December 6, 2018.
She is survived by her son Craig Jenks and wife (Shelly) of Denver, CO and son Thomas Jenks and wife (Kathryn) of Horseshoe Bay, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Edward Ricker, husband Harry and her niece Georgia Lewis. She is also survived by her nieces and nephew, Susan (Scott) Davy, Yvonne (Kevin) Schmidt, Todd (Christy) Ricker and Kim Lewis in the Mandan- Bismarck, North Dakota area.
Etta was born February 27, 1932 in Mandan, ND. She graduated from Mandan High School, Bismarck Junior College, Valley City Teachers College in North Dakota as well as from the University of RI.
Etta taught kindergarten in North Dakota and Minnesota. However, most of her career was spent teaching kindergarten in Ledyard Public Schools. She retired in 1992.
Mrs. Jenks enjoyed reading, sewing, traveling and helping generations of little people along the way. She loved her dogs, especially her Great Danes, working outside in the yard, volunteering at MOPS and supporting the local library. She was an avid UCONN Husky basketball fan.
She was a 60 year member of the P.E.O, Sisterhood. The P.E.O. sisterhood helps women with their education from the college level to the advanced programs to further their education.
A local Memorial Service will be held at the Ledyard Congregational Church, 772 Colonel Ledyard Hwy. on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 11:00 AM.
A private Memorial service will be held in Mandan, ND in the summer of 2019, where she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Private interment will be in Mandan, ND. No flowers please. Donations be made to the Cottey College, 1000 West Austin, Nevada, MO 64772, her favorite P.E.O. project.
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