Henry Rieb

TORRINGTON, WYOMING............Funeral services for HENRY 'HANK' RIEB. 90, will be held at 2:00p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2007 at the First Congregational Church with Pastor Matt Gordon officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Hank died June 16, 2007 at the Golden Living Center in Scottsbluff. Memorials may be directed to the First Congregational Church. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 10:00a.m. until 7:00p.m. at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel and the casket will be open at the church prior to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Henry was born April 25, 1917 in Windsor, Colorado the son of Peter and Marie (Bachman) Rieb. In 1924 the family moved to the Scottsbluff area where he was confirmed in the Zion Evangelical Church and it was there he met and later married Katherine 'Kate' Green. Henry and Katherine were married in Scottsbluff on September 6, 1936. Henry farmed until 1967 when he moved to Torrington where he began his career with the City of Torrington performing various jobs and eventually working for the water department until he retired in 1979. The family became members of the First Congregational Church when they first arrived in Torrington. After fifty-seven years of marriage, Henry lost his beloved wife Katherine on October 24, 1992. On February 14, 1995, Henry married Mildred Martin and she died August 4, 1996. Henry was a member of both the Moose and Elk's lodges in Torrington. He had a passion for polka music and was an honorary member of the Torrington September Fest. In his early 80's, Henry began taking classes, passed, and became a member of the Citizen's Force with the Torrington Police Department. Over the years Henry made many friends and always had a smile for everyone. He enjoyed working in his garden and had a special fondness for growing roses. He enjoyed a variety of sports, which included both the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Denver Broncos. However, his number one passion was NASCAR racing. He enjoyed making model horse-drawn beet wagons. He has a talent for seeing something and then going home to build it. Henry was full of life, a great storyteller, left his impression on everyone he met, and was never afraid of hard work. He led a full and productive life, was loved by many, and will be missed by all. Henry is survived by one sister, Elma Hilzer of Scottsbluff; five children and their spouses, Marvin and Sandy (Hankins) Rieb of Torrington, Patricia and Tom Anderson of Brighton, Colorado, Carol and Terry Lofink of Torrington, Nancy and Roy Brewer of Onalaska, Wisconsin, and Cindi Rieb of Westminster, Colorado; eight grand children, Andrea (Rieb) and Jay Johnson, Scott and Tammy Anderson, Tom and Karen Anderson, Shellee (Rieb) and Wade Wells, Terry Conrad and Whitne Lofink, Michael and Brenda Brewer, Stephanie (Brewer) and Kent Manglitz, and Jodi (Brewer) and Paul Zaugg; seventeen great children; one great-great grandson; and two step-children, Larry and Linda Martin and Stan Martin. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Katherine; second wife Mildred; one son Ronald; three brothers, Carl, Herman, and Pete; and three sisters, Rosie, Kate, and Mary.

Henry Rieb

April 25, 1917 - June 16, 2007