John Edgar "Ed" Rieks

November 17, 1939 - October 20, 2015

John Edgar (Ed) Rieks was born in Warsaw, New York November 17, 1939 and passed away in Hillsboro, Oregon on October 20, 2015. Ed lived in Western New York until moving to Oregon in 1978. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, a year of which was served in Korea. In his youth he enjoyed Boy Scouts, earning enough badges to advance to Star Scout. He volunteered for the Pavilion, N.Y. Fire Department, and for many years served with Faith in Action here in Newberg, Oregon. When Ed retired from AT&T he started his successful business working with fiber optics and data cabling. He was always interested in learning new things such as gem cutting, wood working, wine making and beer brewing. He was an excellent cook and loved gardening and preserving its bounty. Ed was a kind, loving man and will be missed by everyone who knew him. Even in declining health, he never lost his wonderful sense of humor or his love of life. He enjoyed his Sudoko, jigsaw puzzles, their cats Emma Jane, Pistol, and dog, Foxy, who enjoyed sitting on his lap watching TV. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gail M. Rieks in 1999 and parents Harvey L. and Edith Bower Rieks. He is survived by his wife Loraine G. Rieks; son Dwayne Rieks,wife Marielle, of The Netherlands; son Randall Rieks, wife Jennifer, of Tigard, Oregon; grandchildren Taye and Maya Rieks.Ed is also survived by his brother Charlie Rieks, wife Nancy, in Tennessee andhis sister Shirley Cotton in Texas. Stepchildren Matthew Goerss and wife Pamela, of Perry, New York; Virginia Chung, her husband Craig, of Frederick, Maryland; step-grandchildren Wesley and Branden Goerss, Lauren andAlex Chung, and great grandson Sage Goerss also survive.