Velma Lorene Tiede, 85, died January 13, 2011 at her home in Gladstone, Missouri. She was born December 18, 1925 at Verona, Missouri, the daughter of Charlie and Maude (Browning) Shue. She married Richard E. Tiede December 8, 1947 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He died October 28, 1976. A Gladstone resident for sixteen years, coming from Great Bend, Kansas, where she resided for thirty-five years, Mrs. Tiede was secretary for Smith International. Mrs. Tiede was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include one son: Dale Tiede and wife Helen, Mission, Kansas; one sister: Charlene Kring, Kempner, Texas; and two grandsons: Robert Tiede, Kansas City, Missouri; and Jeffrey Tiede, who is serving with the United States Navy. She was preceded in death by one sister, Jeanette Bandy. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 17, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend John Grummon officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home.