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Visitation:
June 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Holland
Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.
Service:
June 18, 2026, at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Risa Riggs, 65, of
Lincoln, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026, at home
surrounded by her loving family.
Visitation will be
from 11 AM until 1 PM on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. Funeral
services will follow at 1 PM also at the funeral
home with Ron Otto officiating. Cremation rites will
then be accorded by Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home. There will be no burial at this time.
Risa was born October 3, 1960, in Linton, Indiana,
the daughter of Jerry Lee Waldridge and Rhea Dawn (Chesnut).
She married David Riggs on May 24, 1980.
Risa graduated from Shenandoah High School in
Indiana. She was employed at Harris and Harris for
several years and took minutes for City Hall
meetings for many years. Risa was a member of
Lincoln Christian Church where she served in the
Children's ministry for more than 20 years. She knew
every child's name and face and loved them all. She
also enjoyed cross stitch, musicals, and NHRA drag
races. |
Survivors include her
father, Jerry Waldridge; her loving husband David
Riggs, her children Rachelle Riggs (Robert
Buffington), Joshua (Jennifer) Riggs, Chris (Amanda)
Rempe; grandchildren: Raquelle, Emily, Lorisa,
Morgan, Liz, Staja, Alyssa, Daniel, Ashtyn, Arielle,
Hailee, Greyson, and Devon; numerous great
grandchildren; siblings Janette (Sam) Vitatoe, Jerry
(Kim) Waldridge, and Sherry Waldridge. Several
nieces, nephews, and bonus kids also survive.
She was preceded in death by her mother Rhea, her
son Derrick "Big D.", and granddaughter Kristen.
Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's
research or to David Riggs to assist the family with
funeral costs and will be available at the funeral
home.
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