David M. Riedel

Nov. 2, 1949 — June 7, 2004

 David Michael Riedel, 54, of St. Joseph, Mich., passed away on Monday, June 7, in Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 p.m. (Mich. time) Friday in Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4333 Cleveland Ave., Stevensville, Mich. Burial will follow at Hickory Bluff Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Kerley-Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to the family. Those wishing to share a memory or sign the guestbook online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.

Mr. Riedel was born Nov. 2, 1949, in South Bend, Ind., to Dale and Betty (McHenry) Riedel. He graduated from John Adams High School in 1968, and from Ivy Tech in South Bend in 1970 with a degree in engineering. David served his country in the United States Army.

On July 3, 1971, he married the former Priscilla Jean Mach in Stevensville. David was employed by Whirlpool for 28 years as an engineering tech. He was a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church where he served on the finance committee for several years, and was active in coaching girls volleyball and basketball. David will be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father, son and brother, always willing to help out.

David is survived by his wife, Priscilla; his daughter, Danielle Michelle Riedel of St. Joseph; his mother, Betty Riedel of South Bend; his sister, Marcia (Ernie) Bell of Vandalia, Mich.; and his brother, Dennis (Sherry) Riedel of Elkhart, Ind. He was preceded in death by his father, Dale Riedel in 1982, and by his sister, Judy Riedel in 1986. 

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, and FindAGrave.com

01/22/2024 EJS

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