Rachel Virginia Pickering
The American Legion, Post 136, Women of the Moose and the Matlacha Art Association has truly lost one of their own on September 14, 2010. She was 74 years old.
Rachel was born on September 26, 1935 in Wheeling, West Virginia to Roland and Virginia Hinrichs. She attended School in Narrows, Virginia and Concord College in W. VA. She was a resident of Florida for 41 years with the last 13 being spent on Pine Island.
Preceded her in death were her parents and brothers, Carl and Peter. Survived by her husband of 51 years, Jack Pickering, two brothers, Christopher and Anthony Hindrichs, son, Jeff Pickering, daughter-in-law Carol, daughter Kathy Weissman, son-in-law Keith and five grand children, Julia Anne, Brendon Pickering, Taylor, Katie and Elisah Weissman.
We will all miss Rachel’s smile and the way she warmly greeted us every time we met he