Of Toms River (formerly of Bayonne); on Wednesday, March 20, 2013; beloved husband of the late Margaret; devoted father of Judy Warzenski and her husband Joseph, Donna Eckert and her husband Bruce, Donald W. Ricker and his wife Kimberly, and Joyce Kondratiuk and her husband William; cherished grandfather of Dana Mason, Joanne Hicks, Jamie, David and Ashley Ricker, and Brianna and Tyler Kondratiuk, and the late Brian Eckert; loving great-grandfather of two great-grandchildren; dear brother of George Ricker. Funeral arrangements were by the G. KEENEN O’BRIEN Funeral Home. Cremation private.