Findlay, Ohio
Mar 15, 1925 – Apr 16, 2023 (Age 98)
John Rieker03/15/1925 - 04/16/2023John Riley Rieker, 98, of Findlay, passed away at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Birchaven Village. John was born on March 15, 1925 in Canton, Ohio to the late Herman A. and Mary Elizabeth (Kuhn) Rieker. He married Margaret Ruth Altwies on January 4, 1947...
Read MoreMy absolute favorite patient I ever had! Such a wonderful, funny, kind man. He loved his wonderful wife and children so much.
Karen Bishop
April 25, 2023 | Work
He was my great uncle. I loved family gatherings where he and aunt Margaret would be. They were such an amazing couple. Now they are together again. Rest in heaven
Cindy Nye
April 22, 2023 | Family
John was one of two surviving members of his WWII unit - Co. K, 311th Infantry, 78th Division. He was the last of the original members of Co. K who sailed with the Regiment to the war in Europe on the HMS Carnarvon Castle in October 1944.
James Cooper
April 19, 2023
I had the pleasure of meeting John when I worked in the kitchen at Birchaven. He was the sweetest man, always asked how I was doing especially when I was pregnant. Asking how my baby was doing and if I was getting around ok. He always made me laugh and I enjoyed his sarcasm that came with his smile! I also enjoyed meeting his children when they came to visit in the dinning room for meals before church. He was such a handsome, polite man. I will never forget him and cherish the opportunity of...
Erin Fausnaugh
April 19, 2023 | Other
