Joseph W. Riedesel

Joseph W. Riedesel, 85, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away July 22, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice House. Visitation will be from 12:00-1:00 p.m., followed by funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Mt. Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road. Burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Community Evangelical Free Church, 14200 Kenneth Road, Leawood, Kansas 66224.

Joe was born June 30, 1929 in Grandview, Missouri, son of Joseph F. and Ruth (Jones) Riedesel. He was united in marriage to Mildred “Bobbie” Fisher on July 19, 1951. They were married 61 years until Mildred’s passing in 2013. Joe was drafted into the U.S. Army and served 13 months in Korea until 1953.

He spent 41 years employed with AT&T as a technician, and then in management. Joe accepted Christ as his personal Savior and was first a member of Raytown Baptist Church, then later at Bethany Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. During his retirement years, Joe and Bobbie attended Christ Community of Leawood, KS until their health kept them home.

He is survived by his sister Mary Thayer; son Glen E. Riedesel, his wife Annettia, and their children Joseph, Dustin, Adam and Katie; daughter Elizabeth Ann Sager, her husband Randy and Liz’s children Sean, Amy and Brett; and great-grandchildren Emma, David, Olivia and Josslyn.

Joe was a loving husband, father and grandfather with friends throughout North and Central America. For Joe, the love of God, a special wife, and his grandchildren were his contentment during his final years.

Arrangements under the direction of Mount Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home, Kansas City, MO.