Name of Deceased: Colleen Nell Riegel
Date of Death: October 7, 2012
Place of Death: Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: November 29, 1929 at Dodge City, Kansas
Parents Name: George W. & Mae L. (Dooley) Fowler
OBITUARY INFORMATION
She was a 1947 graduate of Dodge City High School and a 1951 graduate of Emporia State Teachers College. She received her Masters degree from Kansas State University in 1979.
Married Jerry Manford Riegel February 14, 1954 at Dodge City, Kansas. He died December 3, 1978.
She was a home economics teacher for Unified School District 428 for twenty-eight years.
Mrs. Riegel was a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 1952.
She was a member of First Christian Church. She loved to bake and make candy, travel to Colorado and go four-wheeling.
SURVIVORS
Two Sons: Jeffrey M. Riegel of Great Bend, KS
Jay Allen Riegel of Great Bend, KS
Two Sisters: Mariellen Rhoades of Hamilton, KS
Georganne Hiser of Coppell, TX
One sister-in-law: Cheryl Fowler of Cimarron, KS
Three Grandchildren: Jason M. Riegel, Abra N. Riegel, and Bryce E. Riegel
Two Great-grandchildren: Jonah M. Riegel and Jude Riegel
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Lu Anne Riegel, two brothers, George Fowler, Jr., and Donald D. Fowler; and one sister, Evelyn Sutton.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Time of Service: 2:00 p.m.
Place of Service: First Christian Church in Great Bend
Officiant: The Reverend William F. Johnson
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 10, 2012 and 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: American Cancer Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530