Margaret I. Riley

Margaret Isabel (Carpenter) Riley, 85, of Gahanna, passed away on September 15, 2024. She was born in Kingsport, Tennessee on January 22, 1939, to Harrison and Bertha (Gilliam) Carpenter. In addition to her parents, Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Carl E. Riley, her siblings, Irvin Carpenter, Ruth Carpenter, R.L. Carpenter, John Carpenter, James Carpenter, Shirley Kerns, Dorothy Guy, and Betty McGaha.

Margaret will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her greatest joy was her family and she especially treasured the time she spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She stayed at home caring for her children and then worked at K-Mart until she retired in 1998. Margaret was quiet and kind and loved to have fun. She loved sharing good times with her friends, bowling, square dancing and playing bingo. Margaret also loved to vacation at the beach with family and friends.

Left to cherish Margaret’s memory are her son, R. Michael (Fernando Rodriguez) Riley; Carla (Ted) Carr, Rebecca Arata; grandchildren Lauren (Michael) Seitz, Daniel Carr and Nathaniel Flowers; great-grandchildren Teagan and Jude Seitz, her sister Barbara Jean Bennett and many nieces and nephews.

Arrangements entrusted to SCHOEDINGER NORTHEAST.