Judy Powers Riemer

1934 - 2021

Judy Powers Riemer

Cathedral City - October 4, 1934 - January 18, 2021

Judy passed peacefully on January 18, 2021. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, a proud daughter of Irish immigrants, Walter Powers and Ethel Geary Powers-the youngest of seven children.

Her first formal job was with the telephone company in Lowell, after her graduation from Lowell High School. She married David N. Riemer on June 2, 1956. They were married for fifty-five years, until David passed on August 8, 2011. She is survived by her children: David W. Riemer (spouse Tayreze); Debi Tejeda; Gregory Riemer; Marlene Heath (spouse Phil); Judith Ellen Brown (spouse Steven), Elizabeth Schulze (spouse Donald), and Christina Miker (spouse Rodney). She is also survived by nine grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Preceding her in death are her four sisters, two brothers, and two grandchildren. She had many nieces and nephews. Judy's favorite way to spend time was with her family all of whom she loved very much.

She worked in the administrative offices of Nellie Coffman Middle School in Palm Springs from the late nineteen-eighties until her retirement, where she had yet another family of beloved co-workers. After retiring, she moved to the community of Desert Sands where she enjoyed water aerobics and barbecue gatherings with friends.

An outdoor funeral mass will be held at St. Louis Catholic Church in Cathedral City on February 8, 2021 at 8:30 am, in accordance with CDC guidelines for social distancing and facial coverings. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

As part of her Irish heritage, she loved Irish blessings:

May the road rise up to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

The rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.