RIES, Anna M. age 81 a former Hamilton and Fairfield resident died Saturday August 2, 2014, in Inverness, Florida. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on January 30, 1933 the daughter of Frank R. and Lucy (Sandlin) Robertson. On February 23, 1952 she married Louis Terry Ries. Mrs. Ries had worked as a loading supervisor for Thriftway Grocery Store in Springdale, Ohio for thirty-five years, retiring in 1993.


She loved going fishing on Drummond Island, MI, visiting Branson, MO, concerts at Silver Springs, Fox News, flea markets hunting treasures, playing slots at the casinos, and watching her hummingbirds & squirrels. Anna was a wonderful homemaker and enjoyed baking and cooking. Above all she loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.


Survivors include her husband, Terry; a son, Terry (Cindy) Ries, of Nancy, Kentucky; five grandchildren, Missy (Adam) Wurzelbacher, and Liz Ritzi both of Fairfield, Ohio, Amanda (James) Cox of Nancy, Kentucky, Ryan (Jamie) Ries, of Florence, Kentucky, and Ian Ries of Nancy, Kentucky, six great grandchildren, Lexi and Austin Wurzelbacher, Faith Ritzi, Carson and Carter Cox, and Kaden Ries; a son-in-law, John Neal; a brother, Frank Robertson.


She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Neal; a grandson, Jared Ries; a brother, Clarence Robertson; a sister, Margaret Harding.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday in the Zettler Funeral Home, 2646 Pleasant Ave. with Jerry Kleintank officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation will be from 9:30-11:00am Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Citrus Memorial Hospice Unit, 502 West Highland Blvd. Inverness, FL 34452. Online register book available at www.zettlerfuneralhome.com