Belinda Lou Rider went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family, at 8:44 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at her residence at the age of 54.
She was born Nov. 30, 1962, in Zanesville, Ohio, to Raymond Arthur Riley Sr. and Estella Mary McCloy Riley. On Jan. 9, 1982, in Crooksville, Ohio, she was married to John Lee Rider, who survives in Warsaw.
Belinda worked for 12 years at Syracuse Rubber, Syracuse, in customer service and was also the production control manager.
Belinda was the co-coordinator for PVBC T-ball for 14 years and was a member of Pleasant View Bible Church, Warsaw. She was very active in the church as a Sunday school teacher and helper, visitation ministry and Kids Action Club. Most of all, she loved her family.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, John Lee Rider, Warsaw; daughter, Melissa (husband Brent) Mitchell, Goshen; son, Curtis (wife Anneliese) Rider, Chicago; mother, Estella Mary Riley, Crooksville; two brothers, Raymond (wife Donna) Riley Jr., Bryan, Texas, and Jay Riley Sr., Warsaw; two sisters: Linda (husband Mark) Stollar, Warsaw, and Rhonda (husband Peter) Fulks, Zanesville; and a sister-in-law, Lisa Riley, Warsaw.
She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Arthur Riley Sr.; brother, Randall Lee Riley, in 2013; and her sister-in-law, Betty Lou Riley in 2016.
A memorial service celebrating Belinda’s life will be conducted at noon Saturday, May 20, at Pleasant View Bible Church, 2782 W. CR 200N, Warsaw, and officiated by Pastor Mike Hontz.
Arrangements are entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Pleasant View Bible Church, 2782 W. 200 N., Warsaw, IN 46580 to go toward the missions fund; or to Goshen Center for Cancer Care, 200 High Park Ave., Goshen, IN 46526.
Condolences may be sent at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
