Harvey Riffel
Harvey J. Riffel, 88, died Feb. 24, 2004, at his home in Salina.
Born Aug. 7, 1915, at Woodbine, he was the son of Mary and Joseph Riffel.
He was a grain elevator manager and grain inspector before retiring.
He married his first wife, Ruth Schmidt, on Feb. 3, 1940. She died in 1990.
On Nov. 29, 1991, he married Dorothy Schubert.
He was preceded in death by two daughters, Karen Jean and Jo Lynne; his parents; and five brothers, Aaron, Levi, James, Ephra, and Leo.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; a daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Ed Farry of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a sister, Naomi Wendt of Abilene; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Other survivors, through his marriage to Dorothy, include Kris and Keith Clayton, Frank and Barbara Schubert, Mary and Bill Franz, Jeanette and Jim Crawford, and Fred and Lucy Schubert; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at First United Methodist Church, Herington.
A memorial fund has been established with Hospice of Salina, Inc.
