Ruth Riedesel

Ruth M. Riedesel, 91, formerly of Bennett and Tipton, passed away 1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in Fejervary Nursing Home, Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at Peace Church of Christ United in Bennett on Monday, April 28 at 10:30 am. Visitation will be held Sunday from 3:00-6:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial will be at Inland Cemetery near the farm where Ruth and husband, Ernest, lived and farmed for many years. Ruth was born on July 21, 1916 in Orange Township near Waterloo to Clarence and Elizabeth Reitz Hamer. She attended schools there till her graduation from Orange High School and University of Northern Iowa with an elementary teaching certificate. She taught the primary grades at Bennett Community Schools for three years and one year at Lone Tree Schools. Ruth was also employed for a short time at Rock Island Arsenal during World War II. Ruth married Ernest Riedesel from Bennett on April 16, 1944. They farmed and raised two sons, Robert and Ronald, and one daughter, Jean. Ruth returned to teaching kindergarten for 16 years at Bennett Community Schools before retiring. RuthâEA