Hedwig A. Karplus - Rie

Hedi A. (Taubitz) Rie, 93, formerly of Estes Street, died yesterday (Oct. 15, 1998) at Harborside Healthcare Center in Amesbury. Born in Vienna, Austria, she attended and later worked in the Biological Institute in Vienna. She came to this country in 1939, settled in Brighton and in 1946 moved to Amesbury. In 1950, she and her husband, Hans A. Rie, who died in 1985, built their home on Estes Street where Mrs. Rie lived until 1996 when she moved to the Elizabeth Calsey House. She had been a resident of Harborside Nursing Home since last May. Mrs. Rie was active in the community with the Whittier Home Association and the Barlett Museum for many years. She served as a Red Cross volunteer at the Amesbury Hospital and was an active member of the Main Street Congregational Church, chairing the annual Christmas Fair for several years. She leaves her children John E. of Southington, Conn., and Inge M. Marks of Billerica (MA?); four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two nieces and one nephews..