Velma Irene (Merrick) Tiedemann, age 91, formerly of Medford, OR passed Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 in Reno, NV. She was born Nov. 12, 1924 in Tuscoma, IL to Lloyd Glenn Merrick & Verneda Estelle Hart. She married Albert Tiedemann who preceded her in 1990. Velma had moved to the Reno area to be near her daughter Donna Perkins after Albert's passing. She is also survived by a son Frank Tiedemann of Grants Pass, OR. She will be laid to rest with Albert in Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, OR.