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Birthday card shower slated for Leah Ries Information submitted Leah Ries VAN WERT — A birthday card shower is planned for Leah Ries, who will celebrate her 100th birthday on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Leah is the wife of late Rev. R. Wayne Ries who preceded her in death on April 14, 2007. Her children include Connie (Ries) Knittle­-Jones, Robert (Bob) Ries, and Nancy Ries, all who reside in Van Wert, Ohio. Her son, Stephen Ries, died Dec. 5, 1979. Leah grew up and attended...