Martha L. Rider

Martha L. Rider, 87, of Muncy, died Saturday, January 17, 2026 at the Williamsport Home.

Born April 7, 1938 in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Violet (Ritchey) Cipriani. On March 11, 1960 Martha married Arnold “Arnie” Rider and together they celebrated nearly 62 years of marriage before his death January 31, 2022.

Martha was a 1957 graduate of Muncy High School. She worked as a clerk at the former Foust Variety Store, Muncy in high school and while her children were young. Martha then turned her attention to taking care of the home and raising her family.

She was a member of St James Episcopal Church, Muncy.

Martha was a simple lady who enjoyed gardening and word searches in her free time.

Surviving are daughter, Lisa K. Hall and her partner Terry Lepley, of Muncy Valley, and her four children, Eric E. Hall and his wife Tanya, Josh Hall, Erin E. Hall Frantz and her husband Kevin and Jodi K. Hall Brumwell and her husband Chase; daughter, Tracy Rishel and her husband Jeff, of Picture Rocks and their daughters, Tiffany Smith and Jordan Sarginger; son, Scott Rider Matthews and his husband Jeff, of Altoona; 11 great-grandchildren, Jensen, Scarlett and Hazel Hall, Dylan, Alivia and Sylvia Frantz, Bryson Charles, Emerson and Everlyn Brumwell, Deagan Sheets and Barrett Nosel; three sisters, Joanne Laidacker, and her husband Doug and Josie Stiber, all of Williamsport and Dawn Phillips and her husband, Bill, of Tennessee; and one sister-in-law, Lucille Cipriani, of Montgomery.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by two brothers, Joseph and Richard Cipriani; a sister, Shirley Kurtz; and a grandson, Cody Rishel.

Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Burial will be held privately in Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Hughesville.

Expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grenoblefuneralhome.com.