Patricia D. Riewaldt

Our brightest light has passed on. Patricia Diana Riewaldt (74), of Ottawa, left us September 27th, 2019 at 10:04am. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00am Friday, October 4th, 2019 at Ottawa Funeral Home; burial to follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019.

She is survived by her partner, Scott Richmond, siblings Zanna Walcker, Robert Fleming, Wayne Fleming, and Connie Baxter; her children, Derek (Susan) Ellis, Tracy (Steve) Brewer, Michelle (Jimmy) Goings, Julie Truesdale, Paula Auckland, Christy (Weston) Peek, and Art (Katrina) Riewaldt II; her 13 grandchildren, Brittney, Skylar, Michael, Daniel, Sara, Ema, Doug, Mandi, Collin, Preston, Brianna, Audrey, and Rachel; and her three great-grandchildren, Malachi, Marlee, and Tyler; all of whom she deeply loved.

She follows her parents, Lester and Helen Fleming, siblings Gary Fleming and Sandra McEmery, and her husband Artillery Riewaldt. Pallbearers will be Derek Ellis, Art Riewaldt, Robert Fleming, Michael Brewer, Daniel Brewer, Douglas Johnson, Weston Peek, and Scott Richmond.

She lived a splendid life, growing up on a farm in Fillmore, IL where she built unshakeable friendships with her siblings that lasted a lifetime. She created the most beautiful of homes, and made it always open and warm to her family and loved ones, and a constant source of joy and fun for her grandchildren.

She is remembered as a tireless and constant giver to all around her, and taught us to live life fully and always appreciate what makes us smile. Selfless and full of grace, she filled her world with kindness and beauty; the gifts of her love and life’s work remain always as an example and inspiration to her loved ones of a life well-lived.

Memorials will be directed to Mooseheart and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.