{"id":117624,"date":"2026-01-01T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uswps06.newsmemory.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/2026\/01\/01\/donna-ricker-20251231-0535-153449\/?destination=northern-plains-independent"},"modified":"2026-01-01T05:02:15","modified_gmt":"2028-11-16T05:02:15","slug":"donna-ricker-20251231-0535-153449","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/2026\/01\/01\/donna-ricker-20251231-0535-153449\/?destination=northern-plains-independent","title":{"rendered":"Donna Ricker"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t Donna Mae Ricker, 76, died Dec. 15, 2025, in Grand Forks, N.D.<br \/>\n\t  She was born April 27, 1949, on the Fort Peck Reservation, the youngest child born to the union of Helen LeCaine and Joseph Ricker. She was a proud Hunkpapa Lakota  woman who cherished her heritage. She served as a bridge to the past for her family, faithfully sharing her family\u2019s stories and history with her children, grandchildren  and nephews.<br \/>\n\t  Her life was a powerful testament to redemption, resilience and the transforming  power of God. The  Bible  speaks of those who are \u201cmore than conquerors\u201d and this described her perfectly.  She faced life\u2019s profound challenges with strength and refused to let them define  her. Instead, she became an Overcomer. She turned her life around, emerging as a woman of deep faith and strength. She loved to share His goodness with others, testifying to the liberty that only God can give.<br \/>\n\t  In her restored life, she poured her heart into being a devoted mother, particularly  to Jodahana Deserly, with whom she made her home in Devils Lake, N.D.<br \/>\n\t  She is survived by her children: Jodahana Deserly of Devils Lake, N.D., Brian Ames Ricker Alexander of Dallas, Texas, Danielle Ricker,  Jimmy Bobbit, Ladahna Mae Jones of Chicago, Ill., and Richard Aubery of Pismo Beach, Calif.; brothers, Ronald  Ricker of Wolf Point and Tommy Christian of Poplar; sister, Lori Japp; and numerous  grandchildren  She was preceded in death by sons, Burton Deserly and Joseph Jones III; sisters, Peggy,  Betty, Tweety and Barbara;  and her brother, Arnold.<br \/>\n\t  Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the Wolf Point Community Hall. Burial was at King Memorial  Cemetery in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"news-destination":[14],"news-source":[11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117793,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117624\/revisions\/117793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117624"},{"taxonomy":"news-destination","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-destination?post=117624"},{"taxonomy":"news-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-source?post=117624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}