WASHINGTON…Mary Lee Rider, 91, of Washington, passed away peacefully at 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Washington Christian Village.
Mary Lee was born on March 31, 1918 in Washington to Clayton and Emma Reeser (Rastetter) Guth. She married Donald Louis Rider August 23, 1940 in Washington. He died on December 31, 1990 in Peoria.
Surviving are two daughters, Katherine (Jack) Young of Deer Creek and Mary (Ken) Meischner of East Peoria; three sons, Sherwood (Kaye) Rider of San Jose, CA, Dr. Stephen (Karen) Rider of Kewanee and Keith (Lori) Rider of East Peoria; one brother, Luke Rastetter of Peoria; eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
She was a 1940 graduate of Bradley Polytechnic Institute where she was a member of Delta Kappa. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics.
Mary Lee was a member of Calvary Evangelistic Mennonite Church in Washington, where she was active in Women in Mission, sang for more than 40 years in the Church Choir, she had directed the Junior Choir for five years and the Bell Choir for 12 years and assisted in the quilting done at the church.
She was a long time member and past president of the Washington Women's Club, had been a 4-H Leader for ten years, participated in the Morton Civic Choir for the Central Illinois Kidney Benefit and a member of the WABCO Retirees Club.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Calvary Evangelistic Mennonite Church with Pastor Ken Sistrunk officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memory Gardens, south of Washington. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Mason-White Funeral Home is assisting the family in arrangements.
Memorials may be made to her church.