Raelynn Allen Ricketts, age 69, of Santa Rosa, California, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in her home in Santa Rosa.

Funeral service will be held at Santa Rosa Memorial Park on Saturday, May 22.

Raelynn Ricketts was born in Fort Bragg, California, to Rosalyn and Donald Evans on Jan. 18, 1952.

She went to high school at Montgomery High and graduated in 1970.

She enjoyed the great outdoors, loved her pets, and never met a child she didn’t love and look out for.

Raelynn is survived by her two sons, Kenny and Shanti; six grandchildren, Talis, Taj, Zain, Wyatt, Dylan and Maggie; her brothers, Richard and Andy; and her sister, Betty.

She is preceded in death by her husband, James Ricketts; brother-in-law, John; and her parents, Donald and Rosalyn Evans.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the residents of Santa Rosa and Clearlake, California, who helped make Raelynn’s life the best it could be. Thank you.