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Teresa A <I>Foley</I> Reeh

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Teresa A Foley Reeh

Birth
Washington County, Nebraska, USA
Death
2 Dec 1999 (aged 87)
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.5491486, Longitude: -96.1179962
Plot
Blk 17, Lot 4, Sp 8
Memorial ID
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TERESA A. (FOLEY) REEH, 87

Teresa Foley Reeh, 87, of Blair, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at The Ambassador in Omaha.

Services were Monday, Dec. 6, at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Blair. Burial was in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Blair.

Teresa A. Reeh was born Oct. 26, 1912, to Jeremiah and Marie Louise (Lazure) Foley in Washington County. She graduated from Blair High School and continued her education at Wayne State College. She received her bachelor of arts degree in education from Dana College. She then attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and received a master's degree in education. She then taught school for three years at Rispin School, followed by 20 years of teaching in the Blair School system.

She married Bernard Reeh, who preceded her in death in 1982.

She was the first woman pilot in Washington County, and was a member of the Amelia Earhart Club, American Association of University Women and the St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church and Ladies Sodality.

She is survived by three daughters, Dr. Susan Menking of Santa Fe, N.M.; Janelle R. Harris of Monroe, Mich.; and Jacqueline Rafferty of Memphis, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Beatrice Howard of Blair; and Rosalie Hogan of Sylvania, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Vina Campbell and Rita O'Hanlon; and by one brother, Francis J. Foley.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska

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TERESA A. (FOLEY) REEH, 87

Teresa Foley Reeh, 87, of Blair, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at The Ambassador in Omaha.

Services were Monday, Dec. 6, at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Blair. Burial was in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Blair.

Teresa A. Reeh was born Oct. 26, 1912, to Jeremiah and Marie Louise (Lazure) Foley in Washington County. She graduated from Blair High School and continued her education at Wayne State College. She received her bachelor of arts degree in education from Dana College. She then attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and received a master's degree in education. She then taught school for three years at Rispin School, followed by 20 years of teaching in the Blair School system.

She married Bernard Reeh, who preceded her in death in 1982.

She was the first woman pilot in Washington County, and was a member of the Amelia Earhart Club, American Association of University Women and the St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church and Ladies Sodality.

She is survived by three daughters, Dr. Susan Menking of Santa Fe, N.M.; Janelle R. Harris of Monroe, Mich.; and Jacqueline Rafferty of Memphis, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Beatrice Howard of Blair; and Rosalie Hogan of Sylvania, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Vina Campbell and Rita O'Hanlon; and by one brother, Francis J. Foley.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115837216/teresa_a-reeh: accessed ), memorial page for Teresa A Foley Reeh (26 Oct 1912–2 Dec 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115837216, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Sheila (contributor 47702527).