Gloria Louise (Schreiber) RIEKENS

RIEKENS, SCHREIBER, ENNEN, KUEBRICH, RITTER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/14/2012 at 14:29:44

October 23, 1945 -- October 11, 2012

FOREST CITY, Iowa - Gloria (Schreiber) Riekens, 66, of Forest City passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City surrounded by her family. Funeral services for Gloria Riekens will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church, 70 Fifth Avenue N.W., Britt, with Pastor Lee Nelson officiating. Inurnment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt at a later date. Visitation will be held on Monday, Oct. 15, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center St. W., Britt, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.

Gloria Louise Riekens was born on Oct. 23, 1945, at home in rural Britt, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Mae (Ennen) Schreiber. Gloria attended school in Britt and Kanawha where she graduated in 1963. Gloria was united in marriage to George A. Riekens Jr. on April 11, 1964, in the First Lutheran Church in Britt, Iowa. She currently lived in rural Forest City, Iowa, in the summer and enjoyed spending winters at her home in Weslaco, Texas. She worked for Cummins in Lake Mills, Iowa, for 26 years. Gloria enjoyed spending time with her family and socializing with friends, many camping and fishing trips, baking and cooking, traveling with her husband, fast cars and being with her beloved dog, Gee Gee.

Those left to cherish her memory include husband, George Riekens Jr.; son, George "Butch" A. Riekens III of Fort Dodge, Iowa; son, Brian (Tracy) Riekens of Britt, Iowa; two granddaughters: Amanda and Cara Riekens; great-grandson, Owen Riekens; mother, Mae Schreiber of Eagle Grove, Iowa; brothers and sister Marge (Terry) Kuebrich, Gerald (Mary) Schreiber, Richard (Elaine) Schreiber, Kenneth (Julie) Schreiber, Merlin (Michelle) Schreiber; and numerous nieces and nephews. Gloria was preceded in death by her father, Henry Schreiber, and sister, Judy (Jim) Ritter. In accordance to Gloria's wishes, her body will be cremated. Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt, Iowa.

Mason City Globe Gazette -- Iowa
October 14, 2012