OBITUARY for – Tate Joseph Riedy, 18
Tate J. Riedy, 18, of Woodbine, died Wednesday, June 24th, 2015, south of Salina as a result of an automobile accident. He was born on October 3, 1996, at Salina, the son of Casey and Renae (Stroda) Riedy.
Christian Funeral Mass will be 10:00AM, Monday, June 29th, 2015, at the St. John’s Catholic Church, Herington, with Reverends Soosai Rathinam and Mark Wesely, officiating. Vigil Service will be at 7:00PM, Sunday, June 28th, 2015, at the St. John’s Catholic Church, Herington. The family will receive friends at the church Sunday evening following the Vigil Service until 9:00pm. There will be a balloon release 7:00pm, Friday, June 26, 2015, at
the Hope Football Field.
Tate worked at Straub International in Salina this last year. He graduated from Hope High School with the class of 2015. He was enrolled at Kansas State University starting this fall to study agricultural engineering. He was his class president for four years, FFA president for 2 years, a member of the National Honor Society serving as president, active member of Student Council, belonged to FCCLA and FBLA. He played football, basketball and track. He was a volunteer firefighter with Liberty-Woodbine Fire Department.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather Gary Riedy and his uncle Cory Riedy.
Survived by his parents Casey and Renae Riedy, a brother Drew, and sisters Hannah and Leah all of Woodbine; paternal grandmother Pamela (Farres) Riedy and Mark Maybee of Woodbine; and maternal grandparents Steve and Barb (Backhus) Stroda of Hope, great grandmother Beatrice Riedy of Herington and great grandmother Joan Stroda of Hillsboro. Also survived by an uncle Cody Riedy (wife-Elizabeth) of Kansas City; and aunts Pam Krause (husband-Chris), Kim Diekmann (husband-Doug) of Woodbine, and Deb O’Bray (husband-John) of Topeka, his girlfriend Katlin Allton and numerous cousins and friends.
The family requests memorials to the St. Phillip’s Catholic Church of Hope, Liberty-Woodbine Fire Department, or to the Agriculture Educational Program to be announced at a later date ; and may be sent in care of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, Herington Chapel, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449-3038.