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RUSSELL MERRITT  RIEDER
 

Russell Merritt Rieder, 77, of Hayesville died Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.  A native of Mineola, NY, he had lived in Ft. Lauderdale and Islamorada, FL before moving to this area in 1991.  He was the son of the late Eugene and Mary Corby Rieder.  He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Navy on the USS Dortch.  He retired after 31 years with Bell South as a P.B.X. repairman.  Russ was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
 
Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Kathryn Powers Rieder; three daughters, Susan Tutterow of North Fort Myers, FL, Kathleen Diamond of Davie, FL, and Virginia Sadlon of Fort Lauderdale; two sons, Eugene Rieder of Cape Coral, FL and Russell Rieder of Gulf Breeze, FL; a brother, Eugene Rieder of Bowie, MD; and 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
 
A funeral mass was held at 4:00 PM Thursday, Aug. 14 in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with Father George Kloster officiating.
 
The family requests memorials be made in memory of Russell Merritt Rieder to the charity of your choice.
 
Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of arrangements.

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