Luna Harriet Ricker, 71, of Wilder, VT, died on Saturday, September 21 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH following a period of declining health.  Luna was born on August 25, 1948 to Allyn and Anna (Grant) Ricker in Hanover, NH.  Luna was a lifelong resident of Wilder.

Luna graduated from Hartford High School in 1966 where she was a three sport athlete playing field hockey, basketball and softball.  She attended the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical Education.  Upon graduation Luna returned to Vermont first teaching at Milton High School for two years before returning to her beloved Hartford in 1972. She spent the next 46 years working as a Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Trainer at Hartford High School, retiring in 2018. Luna cared deeply about the school, students, and faculty, dedicating her life to her job. She attended thousands of athletic events caring for student athletes, countless plays, concerts, awards ceremonies, and project graduations supporting the students in any capacity they needed. If there was an event at Hartford High School, Luna was never far away. Her community service went beyond the halls of HHS; she served as a Call Fire Fighter-EMT for the Hartford Fire Department for 37 years, served as the sexton of the Greater Hartford United Church of Christ, and was a lifelong member of the Upper Valley Community Grange.  Luna's kindness and generosity was felt throughout the community and her family, as she took on the role of caregiver to her parents, several aunts, and friends.

In her spare time, Luna enjoyed spending time with family and friends, keeping up on the lives of former students, and watching and playing tennis.  Always a competitor, Luna enjoyed many family croquet tournaments at the Ricker camp on Mascoma Lake, and most of the time she won!

Luna was predeceased by her parents, a brother, Rufus Ricker, nephew, Stewart Ricker, niece, Sandra Gour and her husband Ernest, and close friend, Margaret Stoddard.

She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Alvin and Beverly Ricker of Wilder, nephew Allyn Ricker and his wife Charlene of White River Junction, and their children Allyson Klosterman and her husband David, Sara Ricker and Adam Ricker, niece Marie Martin and her husband Scott of Wilder, and their children Brian Martin and his wife Jessica, and Lindsay Mullen and her husband Ryan, niece-in-law Noel Maull of Winter Garden, FL and her daughter Nicole Wheeler and her husband Rob, great-nephew Ernest Gour and his wife Bobee, several great-grand nieces and nephews and dear friend Jeni Frechette.

Calling hours will be at Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction Friday, September 27 ^th from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 PM.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 28 ^th at 1:00 PM in the Hartford High School Gymnasium with a reception to follow on the High School campus.

Condolences may be expressed to Luna's family in an online guestbook at knightfuneralhomes.com

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the Hartford High School Athletic Department, 37 Highland Avenue, White River Junction, VT 05001, and reference Luna Ricker Memorial Fund.