Dn. Mark Seraphim Rickert

Mark Wayne Rickert was born of Charles and Carolyn Rickert in Carmel, Indiana. He and his beloved wife, Jeanne (Toole) Rickert moved to Felton, California in 1982. There, they raised their four children: Caleb Rickert, Caris (Rickert) Dall, Seth Rickert, and Sarah (Rickert) Robertson, by whom made him a happy Grandpa nine times over! In 2014, he moved with family to Northern Idaho. Mark reposed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family and loved ones.

He was diagnosed in 2004 with Parkinson’s Disease, which added many struggles to his life; However, he also viewed it as a blessing, as it contributed to the beautiful, loving, kind, humble, caring, gentle, and wise man he was. He was a testament of God’s true love to all those blessed by his presence. Though life changing, Parkinson’s did not stop him from being the most adventurous, thrill-seeking daredevil until his last few years – even if he paraglided into a slough or the side of a mountain.

Dn. Mark Seraphim was a deacon in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He fought the good fight. He finished the race. He kept the faith. Lord have mercy. He is survived by his siblings, Charla (Rickert) Kuhne and Stuart Rickert, as well as his wife, children, and grandchildren. All who knew him will miss him. Memory Eternal! Memory Eternal! Memory Eternal!

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O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the soul of Thy departed servant

Dn. Mark Seraphim Rickert

in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which they have committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin, for Thou only art without sin, Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy word is truth.

For Thou art the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy departed servants, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever unto ages of ages. Amen.