Martina Laurene Ries
August 21, 1921 — August 8, 2012
Martina Ries
Martina Laurene Ries of Piedmont, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, in El Dorado, at the age of 90.
She was born on August 21, 1921, in Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Bessie (Moren) Baker. She was raised in Iowa and attended Van Wert school. On October 9, 1937, Martina was united in marriage to Keith Ries in Iowa. They made their home in Napa, California. Keith preceded her in death on March 23, 2002.
Martina was a member of the Cornerstone Christian Church of Wichita, and the Gateway Baptist Church of Gilbert, Arizona.
She is survived by one daughter, Janice Scott of Piedmont; one sons, Dean Ries of Maricopa, Arizona; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Dennis; four brothers, Edgar, Dennis, Harold, and Gerald; three sisters, June Collins, Holly Anderson, and Lois Marino; and one grandson, Jeff.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, August 13, 2012 at Koup Family Funeral Home, in Eureka with Pastor Jim Rackham of Cornerstone Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow at Piedmont Cemetery.
Martina Laurene Ries of Piedmont, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, in El Dorado, at the age of 90.
She was born on August 21, 1921, in Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Bessie (Moren) Baker. She was raised in Iowa and attended Van Wert school. On October 9, 1937, Martina was united in marriage to Keith Ries in Iowa. They made their home in Napa, California. Keith preceded her in death on March 23, 2002.
Martina was a member of the Cornerstone Christian Church of Wichita, and the Gateway Baptist Church of Gilbert, Arizona.
She is survived by one daughter, Janice Scott of Piedmont; one sons, Dean Ries of Maricopa, Arizona; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Dennis; four brothers, Edgar, Dennis, Harold, and Gerald; three sisters, June Collins, Holly Anderson, and Lois Marino; and one grandson, Jeff.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, August 13, 2012 at Koup Family Funeral Home, in Eureka with Pastor Jim Rackham of Cornerstone Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow at Piedmont Cemetery.
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