Barbara Rider Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Barbara Rider of Elyria, Ohio, born in Lorain, Ohio, who passed away on December 27, 2025 at the age of 70. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Barbara may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Edna Turner and Eugene Belcher; her stepmother Margaret Belcher; and her sister Carole A. Klinar. She is survived by: her husband Carl; her daughters, Brianne Rider of Elyria and Melinda "Mindy" Riedy (Joel) of Wakeman; her granddaughter Bailey Riedy; and her siblings, Kathy Belcher, Judith A. Scott (David), Karen S. Carver and Thomas Meenach. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
