In loving memory of
Evalyn M. Rieke
February 25, 1926 - August 14, 2009
Evalyn M. Rieke MUSCATINE, Iowa -Evalyn M. Rieke, 83, of Muscatine, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009, at Lutheran Homes. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. Honorary Casket bearers will be Dalton Lissy, Drake Lissy and Kristin Shiflet. Casket bearers will be Ryan Rieke, Todd Shiflet, Dylan Lissy, Todd Lissy, Craig Shiflet and Sue Burke. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2009, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Muscatine Humane Society in memory of Evalyn. Evalyn was born on February 25, 1926, in Muscatine, the daughter of William T. and Eva M. Holliday Harkey. On November 26, 1944, Evalyn married Gerald L. Rieke Sr. in Muscatine. Evalyn was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, and The Ladies of the Moose. She enjoyed Christmas time, dog sitting but most of all, spending time with her family and friends. Evalyn will be deeply missed by her children, Gerald Joe Rieke Jr. and his wife, Diana, Yvonne McConnaha and her husband, Robert, Richard Rieke, and Kathryn Lissy and her husband, Todd, all of Muscatine; five grandchildren, Todd Shiflet and his wife, Wendy, Ryan Rieke, Dylan Lissy, Dalton Lissy and Drake Lissy; step grandsons, Craig McConnaha and Kurt McConnaha; and one great-granddaughter, Kristin Shiflet. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1995, and one daughter, Shirley Ann Rieke, in infancy.