Annette Reider

Annette Reider, 90, of 614 East Perry Street, Port Clinton, OH passed away Monday, August 17, 2009 at H. B. Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. She was born on February 17, 1919 in Henry County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward and Dora Fedderke Wendt, and the daughter-in-law of Otto and Laura Wilhelmsen Reider of Oak Harbor, OH. On December 27, 1945, in the home of her aunt and uncle, Dr. C.A. and Annette Nettie Annettes namesake Schmitt of Lima, OH, she married Robert W. Reider. He preceded her in death on March 4, 1976. Annette was Salutatorian of her graduating class at Ridgeville Corners High School where she also lettered in sports. She attended business school in Lima, and worked as a secretary at the City Loan of Lima. She operated Annettes Gift Shop on Put-in-Bay the summers of 1953-1966 for the late Chick Linker. It was unusual in 1956 for a woman to campaign in all of Ohios 88 counties, but Annette Reider did this for her husbands unsuccessful bid for governor of Ohio. Ten years later one of those 88 counties selected her the 1966 Ottawa County Woman of the Year. Annette was involved with and was a past president of the Port Clinton Business and Professional Womens Club and the Thursday Study Club, as well as other civic organizations. For many years she was a member of the Catawba Island Club and the Port Clinton Yacht Club and other social clubs. In her earlier years she volunteered at her church, especially at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Oak Harbor, and at St. John Lutheran Church in Port Clinton. Annette co-founded Ottawa Countys first daily newspaper The Daily News-the News half of the News-Herald, first radio station WRWR-FM, with a sister station WAWR-FM in Bowling Green named in her honor and first cable television system Cablevision Corporation of Ohio. She previously co-published the Ottawa County Exponent for many years. As a gracious and giving matriarch, Annette will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends. Survivors include one son: Bob Barbara Reider Jr., two grandaughters: Jennifer Classetti and Melissa Reider; five great-grandchildren: Morgan Classetti, Jillian Classetti, Anthony Classetti, Addison Classetti, and Ava Beard, all of Cape Coral, FL. one sister: Mary Ann Barrington of Fremont, OH; one sister-in-law: Mary Ellen Wendt of Deshler, OH; nieces: Susan Barrington, Christine Kelly, Julie Lieby, all of Fremont, OH, Priscilla Lockwood of Tofino, British Columbia and Marsha Wendt of Findlay, OH; four nephews: John Barrington of Athens, OH, Douglas Kramer of Marietta, GA, Paul Robert Lockwood of Oak Harbor, OH, and DeWayne Wendt of Findlay, OH; her late husbands living local cousins Pauline Gulau and Carl Alice Hemminger, all of Oak Harbor; and her longtime caregivers: Alma Gonya and Linda Nichols of Port Clinton. Annette was preceded in death by her husband Bob; her sister: Helen Kramer of Norwalk; her brother: Carl Wendt of Deshler; her nephew: Ronald Kramer of Norwalk; her sister-in-law: Jean Lockwood and her brothers-in-law: Jack Barrington, Marshall Kramer, and Paul Richard Lockwood. Visitation will be 4-8PM, Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clinton, OH. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. James Lehman at 11:00AM, Saturday, August 22, 2009 at St. John Lutheran Church, Port Clinton, OH, where there will be visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Catawba Island Cemetery. Memorial contributions in memory of Annette may be given to St. John Lutheran Church, Port Clinton, the Put-in-Bay Public Library / the Put-in-Bay School Library, or a charity of the donors choice.