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Ricky Joe Seward, 63, Claypool, died Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in the care of Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne.
Ricky was born on July 1, 1962, in Lafayette, to William Arthur Seward and Peggy Marie Jahr.
On Oct. 5, 1985, Ricky married Teresa Kay Kratzer, in Monticello, Ind. She survives.
Family and friends may visit noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6 at First Christian Church, 115 Park Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Ricky’s life will be celebrated immediately following visitation at 3 p.m. and officiated by Pastor Matthew Rogers. Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Memorial donations in Ricky’s memory may be directed to First Christian Church, 115 Park Ridge Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
