Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Rider, DeWayne H.  March 28, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 4/19/2006.    www.tdn.com/obits
	 	
DeWayne H. Rider, 82, of Longview, WA passed away at home on March 28, 2006. 

He was born in Wadena County, MN on April 26, 1923. He married Irene Richards 
on March 10, 1944. DeWayne served in the Army from December of 1944 to April of 
1946, where he was first stationed at Camp Roberts in California. He briefly 
visited Western Washington in 1944 before being shipped out of Seattle to serve 
in the South Pacific. 

In 1949, DeWayne decided to move his young family to Washington state, where he 
went to work in Longview at Long Bell for 3 years. He then switched jobs to 
Longview Fibre where he worked until 1960, at which time he and Irene went into 
business for themselves in Chehalis running "Rider's 24 Flavors". In 1967, 
DeWayne returned to Longview Fibre where he remained until his retirement in 
July of 1985. At that time he enjoyed traveling and spending the winters at his 
second home in sunny Arizona. He mostly lived in the Kelso, Kalama, Castle 
Rock, and Longview areas until his death. 

The love of his life was his wife and family. DeWayne was very much a family 
man and considered everyone he met to be family. He was especially close to his 
many nieces and nephews. 

He had an endless love affair with antique and classic cars, his favorite car 
probably being the Ford Model A. 

DeWayne leaves his wife of 62 years, Irene; son, Darwin (Barb); daughters, 
Derene Salzsieder (Karl), and Debbie Stalter (Kevin); 10 grandchildren; 4 great 
grandsons; 2 brothers, Ron and Marlin Rider; and 2 sisters, Mayvis Taskey and 
Karen James. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, G. Harris and Myrtle Rider; his 
sister, LaVere Smith; and his beloved granddaughter, Heather Rider. 

Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of DeWayne's life on Saturday, 
April 22, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2218 E. Kessler Blvd, 
Longview, WA. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Columbia Funeral Service. 

	


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