Edith Idella Sleeman

1909 - 2004  (94 years)

• Name	Edith Idella Sleeman
  Birth	10 Jul 1909	Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Apr 2004	Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	MOUNT SAVAGE — Edith Idella (Sleeman) Rizer, 94, formerly of Mount Savage, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at Rest Assured Living Center in Meyersdale, Pa. Born July 10, 1909 in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Wesley H. and Myrtle (Ridgely) Sleeman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Richard T. Rizer; one son, John Richard; one sister, Helen Kathleen Kerr; and one brother, Charles Herbert Sleeman. Mrs. Rizer was a 1927 graduate of Beall High School and graduated from Frostburg State University in 1929. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Penn State University in 1954. She was a teacher for the Allegany County school system retiring in 1969 with 25 years of service. She was a member of the Mount Savage United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Allegany County Retired Teachers Association and the Maryland State Teachers Association. Surviving are her daughter, Jane R. Miller and husband James, Corriganville; one granddaughter, Cheryl Ann Bielen and husband Gregg, Centreville, Va.; one step-granddaughter, Julie Ann Miller, Cumberland; one step-grandson, J. Shawn Miller and wife Regina, Frostburg; three great-grandchildren, Matthew Richard, Ashleigh Marie and Emily Nicole Bielen, Centreville; and special nephew, Donald W. Kerr, Millsboro, Del. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, 57 Frost Ave, Frostburg, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Broome officiating. Interment will be in the Mount Savage Methodist Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gregg Bielen, Shawn Miller, Wayne Miller, Donald Keene, George Twigg and Thomas Rizer and honorary pallbearer will be Mathew Bielen. Cumberland Times-News, Thursday, April 29, 2004 She was buried on 1 May 2004 in Mount Savage United Methodist Cemetery, Mount Savage, Allegany Co., Maryland.
  Person ID	I46628	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Wesley H. Sleeman   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Myrtle Ridgeley   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F17507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Theodore Rizer,   b. 28 Apr 1900, Allegany County, Maryland d. Jun 1987, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Jane Rizer,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. John Richard Rizer,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F17506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021