Keri Riley

Keri J. Riley, 55, of Moorhead, died Sunday, September 25, 2016.
Keri Joy Eddy was born June 30, 1961, in Minneapolis, MN, to James and Charlotte Dykema Eddy. The family moved to Fargo, ND when Keri was in junior high school. She graduated from Fargo North High School in 1979. She worked at various jobs in customer service after high school. In 1994 she started college at North Dakota State University, graduating with a degree in English and Communications. Keri married Richard Drinka in 1983 and they had two children together, Michelle and Emily. In 2005, she married Joseph “Gerry” Riley.
Keri loved her family dearly, and was the caretaker of everyone in her life. Keri had a very happy and bubbly personality, and she would do anything for anybody. She loved spending time with her three grandkids, Skyler, Dylan and Ava, and they all called her “Nana”. She enjoyed being outdoors, soaking up the sunshine and spending time at the lake.
She is survived by her parents, her husband, Gerry; her daughters, Michelle Ethan Mabus Drinka, of Felton, Emily Nick Facey, of West Fargo; her step-sons, Mike Jess Riley and Mark Emily Riley; her brother, Jeff Eddy, of Elk River, MN; her sister, Kim Dan Greene, of Mora, MN; her three grandchildren; her mother-in-law, Minna Mickie Drinka, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents.