Naomi Wolfe Riggall

RIGGALL, UMPHREY, WOLFE, NICHOLS

Posted By: Mari Nielsen - volunteer (email)
Date: 3/10/2010 at 00:56:35

NAOMI WOLFE RIGGALL

Naomi Wolfe Riggall, 78, of 812 Haskell Street, Burlington, died at 8:23 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 1994, at St. Frances Continuation Care Center.

Born October 5, 1915, in Morning Sun, she was the daughter of Archie and Willa Umphrey Wolfe. On November 27, 1972, she married LaVern John Riggall at Pleasant Grove. He died March 20, 1989.

Mrs. Riggall worked at the J.I. Case Co. She and her brother Burt also operated Riley’s Café, the Airport Restaurant and the café at Bowl Inn Madison.

Survivors include one sister, Harriet Nichols of Morning Sun, and two brothers, Archie Wolfe of Morning Sun and Burton Wolfe, Burlington.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Graveside services for Mrs. Riggall were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Elmwood Cemetery in Morning Sun, with Rev. Chris Ebbers officiating.

A memorial has been established to St. Francis Foundation Council.

Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of August 17, 1994