Predeceased by husband Charles Walter Reiter (24/03/2005), they were married for 53 happy years.
Their last names both mean "horseback rider" in Dutch & Austrian and they met at a riding stable hitchrack at Fraser & Marine Drive, Vancouver. They married June 29, 1951 and moved later to North Surrey to start a family.
Survived by sons Curtis (Riley & Kasey) and Kevin, and brother-in-law Ron & Betty Reiter & family.