Arretta "Shirley" Rieder

Arretta "Shirley" Rieder
of Binghamton
In the arms of Angels, Arretta "Shirley" Rieder, 81, was carried home to Heaven on August 10, 2008 to be reunited with her husband, Floyd. She was predeceased by her husband, Floyd; and infant son; parents, Gladys Chubb and Elmer Dix; siblings, Elwood Dix, Marion Howell, Barbara Osborne, and Richard Dix. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Jim Moffitt, Vernon Center, N.Y., Kathy Guinan and Jim Cucci, Binghamton, N.Y.; and grandsons, Matthew and Timothy Karhnak, Vernon Center, N.Y.; and grandpets, especially Holly, Dora and Bandit. Other survivors include sisters-in-law, Sally and Linda Dix; and brother-in-law, William Osborne Sr.; as well as many special nieces, nephews and cousins. Shirley also thought fondly of her many special neighbors and friends. Shirley's interests were many. She enjoyed bowling as well as watching and counting hot air balloons when launched at local and out of town festivals. She also enjoyed watching humming-birds as they fed in her yard and her many crafts, especially making needlepoint crosses. During the last several years Shirley enjoyed scrapbooking and overnight crops with her Creative Memories family. You may have known Shirley as "the Muffin Lady", always sharing her delicious Banana Muffins! Shirley was a member of O.E.S. and a 1975 Past Matron of Garnet Chapter, Carbondale, Pa. She was affiliated with many other chapters and most recently Laurel Chapter #67, Waymart, Pa., and Tioughnioga Chapter #531, Whitney Point, N.Y. She wore many hats through her years of working. One of her favorites was fund raising, whether it was for Cystic Fibrosis, Children's Miracle Network, Alzheimer's, Diabetes or some other worthy cause; if you were in her view, she was asking you to donate. If you used to visit Eckerd on Front St., then you probably knew Arretta's smiling face.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to one of your favorite charities. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 14, 2008, at the Wm. R. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 737 Chenango St., Binghamton, N.Y., with Rev. Douglas Hill, Pastor of Union Center Christian Church, Boswell Hill Rd., Endicott, N.Y. Burial will be in the Vestal Hills Cemetery. Friends may call the the funeral home on Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. An Eastern Star Service will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday evening by the Order of Eastern Star Tioughnioga Chapter #531, Whitney Point, N.Y.