Herbert N. Ries 1915-2006

RIES, ELENZ, SABERS, HUTCHINSON, THOLANDER, FELTON, BESLER, DEMAR, LINEBAUGH, BRUNSMANN, GASSMAN, STEFFEN, BIERMANN

Posted By: Cheryl Moonen (email)
Date: 1/22/2015 at 21:41:16

Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Herbert N. Ries, 91, of 1219 Fourth St. SW, Dyersville, passed away on Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, where a parish Scripture service will be held at 4 p.m. Services will be held at St. Francis Xavier Basilica on Friday at 10:30 a.m. with Father Phil Kruse and Father Carl Ries presiding. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Dyersville.

Herbert was born June 14, 1915, in New Vienna, Iowa, the son of John and Barbara (Elenz) Ries. He attended country school near New Vienna. He married Alvina Sabers on Jan. 2, 1940, in New Vienna.

Herbert was a member of the Oneida school board, was a board member of the Greeley Creamery, was employed at the former Allyn Hardware Store in Greeley and farmed until his retirement in 1977. Herbert was a member of The Men's Holy Name Society at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Greeley. The Ries' lived on the family farm south of Greeley for 53 years until moving to Dyersville in 1997.

Herbert is survived by his wife of 66 years, Alvina; and eight children, Lou Ann Hutchinson of Georgetown, Ky., Gerald (Betty) Ries and Harold (Dianna) Ries, both of Earlville, Ethel Tholander of Norfolk, Va., Gladys (Dennis) Felton and Sharon (Bruce) Besler, both of Dyersville, Karon (Joe) DeMar of North Liberty and Jane (Kevin) Linebaugh of Broken Arrow, Okla. He is also survived by 22 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Arthur (Louise) Ries of New Vienna; and four sisters, Loretta Brunsmann of Dyersville, Alma Brunsmann and Berniece (Frances) Gassman, both of Manchester, and Esther Steffen of Edgewood.

Herbert was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Dorothy (Ray) Biermann; three brothers, Vincent (Mercedes) Ries, Clarence Ries and Alphonse (Gertrude) Ries; a son-in-law, Eugene Rodney Hutchinson; one great-grandchild, Ian Joseph Felton; and several nieces and nephews.

Online condolences can be entered at www.kramerfuneral.com

Memorials are preferred.