Elaine Riedesel, 78, of Afton, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at the Afton Care Center.
Celebration of life services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, at the Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Pastor Ben Turner will officiate the service.
Burial will be at Lorimor Cemetery.
Open visitation will be from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday with family receiving friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Powers Funeral Home in Afton.
Elaine May (Smith) Riedesel, daughter of Dale Edwin Smith and Vera Evelyn (Verwers) Smith, was born on May 24, 1940, in Winterset, Ia. She went to country school at Williamson School House west of Lorimor, and after consolidation, Elaine attended school in Lorimor and graduated from high school there in 1958.
Elaine was united in marriage to Raymond Tostenson and they were blessed with two sons, Rod and Dean. They resided near LaCross, Wis. until they later returned to the Lorimor area. Raymond passed away in 1962.
On April 29, 1966, Elaine married George Sylvester Riedesel on the Dale E. Smith farm west of Lorimor. George and Elaine farmed north of Afton since 1972, where they currently reside. Elaine took pride in being a homemaker and taking care of her family.
Elaine attended the Lorimor First Church of God and was active with the Women’s Missionary Society there. She was also the Church Treasure, song leader and a children’s Sunday school teacher for many years.
Elaine is survived by her husband, George; two sons, Rod and Dean (wife Gina); granddaughter, Abby; two sisters, Diann (husband Ben) and Sue (husband Terry); and sister-in-law, Dorothy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Raymond, and daughter-in-law, Marilyn Tostenson.
Celebration of life services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, at the Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Pastor Ben Turner will officiate the service.
Burial will be at Lorimor Cemetery.
Open visitation will be from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday with family receiving friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Powers Funeral Home in Afton.
Elaine May (Smith) Riedesel, daughter of Dale Edwin Smith and Vera Evelyn (Verwers) Smith, was born on May 24, 1940, in Winterset, Ia. She went to country school at Williamson School House west of Lorimor, and after consolidation, Elaine attended school in Lorimor and graduated from high school there in 1958.
Elaine was united in marriage to Raymond Tostenson and they were blessed with two sons, Rod and Dean. They resided near LaCross, Wis. until they later returned to the Lorimor area. Raymond passed away in 1962.
On April 29, 1966, Elaine married George Sylvester Riedesel on the Dale E. Smith farm west of Lorimor. George and Elaine farmed north of Afton since 1972, where they currently reside. Elaine took pride in being a homemaker and taking care of her family.
Elaine attended the Lorimor First Church of God and was active with the Women’s Missionary Society there. She was also the Church Treasure, song leader and a children’s Sunday school teacher for many years.
Elaine is survived by her husband, George; two sons, Rod and Dean (wife Gina); granddaughter, Abby; two sisters, Diann (husband Ben) and Sue (husband Terry); and sister-in-law, Dorothy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Raymond, and daughter-in-law, Marilyn Tostenson.
Elaine Riedesel, 78, of Afton, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at the Afton Care Center.
Celebration of life services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, at the Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Pastor Ben Turner will officiate the service.
Burial will be at Lorimor Cemetery.
Open visitation will be from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday with family receiving friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Powers Funeral Home in Afton.
Elaine May (Smith) Riedesel, daughter of Dale Edwin Smith and Vera Evelyn (Verwers) Smith, was born on May 24, 1940, in Winterset, Ia. She went to country school at Williamson School House west of Lorimor, and after consolidation, Elaine attended school in Lorimor and graduated from high school there in 1958.
Elaine was united in marriage to Raymond Tostenson and they were blessed with two sons, Rod and Dean. They resided near LaCross, Wis. until they later returned to the Lorimor area. Raymond passed away in 1962.
On April 29, 1966, Elaine married George Sylvester Riedesel on the Dale E. Smith farm west of Lorimor. George and Elaine farmed north of Afton since 1972, where they currently reside. Elaine took pride in being a homemaker and taking care of her family.
Elaine attended the Lorimor First Church of God and was active with the Women’s Missionary Society there. She was also the Church Treasure, song leader and a children’s Sunday school teacher for many years.
Elaine is survived by her husband, George; two sons, Rod and Dean (wife Gina); granddaughter, Abby; two sisters, Diann (husband Ben) and Sue (husband Terry); and sister-in-law, Dorothy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Raymond, and daughter-in-law, Marilyn Tostenson.
Celebration of life services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, at the Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Pastor Ben Turner will officiate the service.
Burial will be at Lorimor Cemetery.
Open visitation will be from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday with family receiving friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Powers Funeral Home in Afton.
Elaine May (Smith) Riedesel, daughter of Dale Edwin Smith and Vera Evelyn (Verwers) Smith, was born on May 24, 1940, in Winterset, Ia. She went to country school at Williamson School House west of Lorimor, and after consolidation, Elaine attended school in Lorimor and graduated from high school there in 1958.
Elaine was united in marriage to Raymond Tostenson and they were blessed with two sons, Rod and Dean. They resided near LaCross, Wis. until they later returned to the Lorimor area. Raymond passed away in 1962.
On April 29, 1966, Elaine married George Sylvester Riedesel on the Dale E. Smith farm west of Lorimor. George and Elaine farmed north of Afton since 1972, where they currently reside. Elaine took pride in being a homemaker and taking care of her family.
Elaine attended the Lorimor First Church of God and was active with the Women’s Missionary Society there. She was also the Church Treasure, song leader and a children’s Sunday school teacher for many years.
Elaine is survived by her husband, George; two sons, Rod and Dean (wife Gina); granddaughter, Abby; two sisters, Diann (husband Ben) and Sue (husband Terry); and sister-in-law, Dorothy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Raymond, and daughter-in-law, Marilyn Tostenson.
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