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Barbara Shirley Rieth
Barbara S. (Snyder) Rieth, died Tuesday evening, January 22, 2008 at Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood she was 82. Barbara was born on March 4, 1925, the daughter of the late Russell & Margaret (Wilson) Snyder. Barbara had been a resident at the Victoria Haven Nursing Facility in Norwood for a few years. Mrs. Rieth was educated in the Malden schools and was a graduate of Malden High Class of 1943. After high school Barbara worked as a secretary for the Stickney & Poor Spice Company of Boston for six years. She would later meet and marry her sweet heart, Stanwood P. Rieth. The couple married in 1947, at the former Congregational Church on Salem St., in Malden and settled in Danvers and raised their children. The family later moved back to Malden and in November of 1980, Stanwood passed away. The family would remain in Malden until 1985. Barbara moved to Haverhill and worked as a pharmacist assistant for the Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, in Haverhill for the next ten years until her retirement in 1997. Barbara was known as a loving and caring mother that loved to cook. She spent her spare time reading a good novel, knitting, crocheting and painting. She is survived by her daughter’s, Paula M. Conley of Harpswell, ME, Susan A. Custer of Ann Arbor, MI, her son’s, Russell W. Rieth of Apple Valley, MN and Matthew W. Rieth of Mansfield, her sister’s Carole Donahue of Penfield, NY and Janice Chamness of Winthrop, her cherished nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. At Barbara’s request visiting hours have been omitted. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, MA Chapter, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472. Funeral services will be held in the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St. Malden, on Monday, January 28, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. The Rev. Ruth R. Oduor of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church will be officiating. Burial will be in the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody. |
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