VINTON:  Richard "Dick" Wieditz, 72, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab in Vinton following an extended illness.
     Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, November 7, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Clarke E. Frederick officiating.  Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.  Friends may call at Phillips Family Center, 605 2nd Ave in Vinton, from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday.
     Richard was born May 11, 1936 at Vinton to Carl and Mary (Rinderknecht) Wieditz and graduated from Washington High School in 1954.  From October 1958 to October 1960 he served his nation in the US Army.  On September 27, 1971 he married Ruth Woodhouse at Las Vegas, NV.
     Richard was employed in the parts department of Cedarapids, Inc. for forty-four years retiring in 1998.  He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton, and loved traveling and nature.  He restored gas engines and John Deere Tractors and was a member of the Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Association.
     He is survived by his wife, Ruth of Vinton; his brothers, Vernon (Lois) Wieditz of Garrison and Wayne Wieditz of Vinton; his sister, Lucille (Carlos) Phillis of Burbank, CA; his sister-in-law, Frances Wieditz; and many nieces and nephews, and many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
     He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Walter; and his sister, Marcella Seboldt