Obituaries

Rosemary Roberta Riggs Hidey

Rosemary Roberta Riggs Hidey, age 95, of Scio passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on July 13, 2023, from Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia.

Born May 23, 1928, in Cadiz, she was the youngest daughter of the late Robert Benjamin Riggs and Anna Marie Creswell Riggs Morgan. Rosemary graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1947 at Adena High School. She married R. Dwaine “Tater” Hidey on October 24, 1955, and they purchased a farm near Scio. Rosemary was a lover of animals and gardening which made her life on the “Funny Farm”, as she called it, a perfect fit. She was also employed for many years as a teacher’s aide by the Harrison Hills CSD and the

Harrison County Board of MRDD, where she loved teaching and loving on all the children.

Rosemary was a member of the New Rumley Church, where she was a former pianist. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend in