David Scott Riefler Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

David Scott Riefler was born at Bethesda Naval Hospital in the early hours of May 27, 1962. He was a happy baby who never cried unless his diaper needed changing. Within a year, he was a big brother to Chuck Riefler, then the next year Lynn Marie Riefler, and finally Kathleen Frances Riefler by August 5, 1965. He was a big helper in finding lost shoes and mittens and stuffed kittens around the house when the family had to drive somewhere. Of course there were no seatbelts yet, and David managed to keep his siblings from rolling all over the car. David was extremely clean and refused to dig into his first few birthday cakes. No real problems there, his younger siblings eagerly took care of that. David enjoyed fishing and crabbing with his grandfather and his brother, Chuck. David was christened, received his first communion and was confirmed by the age of 12. He played Boys Club Football, joined the Boy Scouts, and was a banner carrier on the Hyattsville Drum and Bugle Corps. He also helped gather ten or more neighborhood kids to go across the street to Hyattsville Elementary School and play softball on Saturdays. David finished school with a GED in Laurel, MD. David went out to Phoenix to work at the Arizona ARC. David also went fishing as well as snow skiing on the Apache Reservation. In 1982, David became a father to Joseph Paul Riefler and a few years later Joshua Aaron Newman was born. Years later, David met and fell in love with Leslie Fletcher of Annapolis. She had four daughters and David helped raise them. Also David had many nieces and nephews, and he enjoyed Christmas so very much. He usually had a gift for each one. David had a green thumb; he inherently knew how to plant and care for vegetables, fruits and flowers. He could make anything grow. David was great at training animals and taking care of them. He excelled in carpentry. David was an excellent cook, and he enjoyed it so much. A visitation will be held from 12PM - 1PM, followed by the funeral service at 1PM at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, PA in Chester, MD. Burial will be immediately after at Stevensville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations to be made to Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home to assist with funeral costs.

David Scott Riefler

May 27, 1962 - January 29, 2021