Riedi, Madeline

Biography

Madeline Riedi was born on July 16, 1885, in Alsace-Lorraine, then part of Germany.

She and her husband, Joseph Riedi, Sr., arrived in Douglas, Alaska, around 1907. The couple had a son, Joseph L. Riedi, Jr.

The Riedi family operated several businesses in Douglas, including a grocery store, a bakery, and, later, a restaurant in partnership with Joseph’s brother, George Riedi. Through these enterprises, they became part of the commercial life of the Douglas mining community.

Madeline Riedi died on October 1, 1947, at the age of sixty-three and was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.

Sources

• Find-A-Grave
• Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries