

In lieu of flowers please consider making memorial contributions to Munson Hospice or to the Benzie County Animal Welfare league.

A luncheon will follow at the family home. He was preceded in death by his parents mother and father-in-law, Bernard and Geraldine Killeen and brother-in-law, Laird Killeen.Ī graveside service with military honors will take place Saturday, June, 4, 10 a.m., at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens. Joe is survived by his wife, Bernadine "Bernie" Ryder Children, Lonnie Joe Ryder, Robin Charlene (Rick Hammond) Ryder, Keith Duane (Kristi) Ryder and Kristie Diane (Scott Cave) Ryder four grandchildren one great-grandchild siblings, Janet Goodeman, Beverly (Joseph) Jesselaitis, Lynne Bensch, Diana (Richard) Schultz, Wendy Casavan and Robert (Kathy) Ryder sibling-in-laws, Diana and Gary McArthur and Bernie and Marilyn Killeen as well as many nieces nephews and extended family members. Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as: names, dates, place of birth and death, marriage information, and family relationships. His main hobby was helping other people and making them smile. Even after retirement, he continued to volunteer at that site for an additional 12 years!

He retired a second time in 2007 after 13 years at Munson Medical Center Foster Family Community Health, as senior maintenance.
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After retiring from the military, he worked for a local cable TV company and Ace Hardware in Empire. Joe was a proud veteran of the United States Airforce, serving for 20 years. He was born in Saginaw, April 5, 1942, to parents Welton George and Madalynne (Stolte) Ryder, who both preceded him in death. 28, 2022, while wintering in Florida.ĭevoted husband and father, he married the love of his life, Bernadine Killen, who survives him, on at Empire United Methodist Church. Welton "Joe" Joseph Ryder, 79, passed into God's care, Jan.
