Elli was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Griswold. During high school she was involved in dance, softball, basketball, volleyball, and barrel racing teams. She loved all animals including horses, dogs, cats, squirrels, birds, bunnies, and baby fawns. She enjoyed outside activities such as fishing and riding 4-wheelers in the mud. She wrote poetry and painted on canvas. She had to have her makeup, nails and hair done just right. She also enjoyed watching movies, Heartland and Hannah Montana were her favorites.
Elli was preceded in death by her uncles Gerald Rieber and Jerry Saab.
Elli will be sadly missed by her parents Jason and Tina Rieber of Shenandoah formerly of Griswold; two brothers, that she looked up to, Colten Williamson of Oregon and Drake Rieber of Elliott, IA; grandparents Tom and Ann Spears of Shenandoah and Merlyn and Sharon Rieber of Griswold; aunts and uncles Carol (Tom) Shough of Essex, IA, Cherie St. Louis of Magnolia, TX, Connie (Frank) Jones of Cumberland, IA, Brenda Rieber-Saab of Eureka Springs, AR and Diane Rieber of Macedonia, IA; cousins Nina Friis (Andrew Sanborn) of Ham Lake, MN, Aimee (Austin) McKenzie of Magnolia, TX, Ashlee (Layton) Mitchell of Montgomery, TX, Conor Friis of Omaha, NE, Chad (Kris) Jones of Massena, IA, Erik (Sara Beth) Jones of Massena, IA, Ashley (Chad) DiMauro of Bellevue, NE, Colton (Amber) Jones of Massena, IA, and Tiara (Javon) Harris of Independence, MO, and many more loving cousins, friends and dogs (Zina, Phoenix and Charlotte).
Visitation with the family will be held on Friday, September 1, 2023, from 5-7 PM at Faith Lutheran Church in Griswold. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 11:00 AM, at Wabash Memorial Chapel in Shenandoah. Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at a later date. Wabash Memorial Chapel in Shenandoah and Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold are assisting the family.
