Arlene Henrietta Reed, 102, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa.
Funeral services at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Eldora, with Pastor Aaron Hambleton officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Radcliffe Cemetery.
Arlene Thompson was born on July 24, 1918, in Radcliffe, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Ella (Fetter) Thompson. She was raised and educated in the Radcliffe School District, where she graduated from Radcliffe High School, Class of 1935. On February 22, 1939, she married Ralph Henry Reed in Radcliffe.
Arlene was very dedicated to her family and took on the role as homemaker for a majority of her working years. She also worked in a café in Steamboat Rock for a few years but her main passion was raising her family. Arlene a 4-H leader, 1957 Hardin County 4-H Family of the year, country club, and church groups. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting, crafts, watching her birds, but most importantly, she treasured the time spent with her family.
Survivors include her children, Kenneth (Linda) Reed, Pamela (Edwin) Berends, Douglas (Treva) Reed, Denise Matlage; daughters-in-law, Renee and June; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and sister Jeanette Harless.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Reed; parents, Henry and Ella; children, Leslie Reed and Roger Reed; siblings, Arnold and Alice Thompson, Leonard and Elaine Thompson, Clifford and Mildred Thompson; and in-laws Donald Harless, Grace and Roy Frette, and Lois and Gene Reisetter
Creps Abels Funeral Home is caring for Arlene and her family.
Funeral services at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Eldora, with Pastor Aaron Hambleton officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Radcliffe Cemetery.
Arlene Thompson was born on July 24, 1918, in Radcliffe, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Ella (Fetter) Thompson. She was raised and educated in the Radcliffe School District, where she graduated from Radcliffe High School, Class of 1935. On February 22, 1939, she married Ralph Henry Reed in Radcliffe.
Arlene was very dedicated to her family and took on the role as homemaker for a majority of her working years. She also worked in a café in Steamboat Rock for a few years but her main passion was raising her family. Arlene a 4-H leader, 1957 Hardin County 4-H Family of the year, country club, and church groups. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting, crafts, watching her birds, but most importantly, she treasured the time spent with her family.
Survivors include her children, Kenneth (Linda) Reed, Pamela (Edwin) Berends, Douglas (Treva) Reed, Denise Matlage; daughters-in-law, Renee and June; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and sister Jeanette Harless.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Reed; parents, Henry and Ella; children, Leslie Reed and Roger Reed; siblings, Arnold and Alice Thompson, Leonard and Elaine Thompson, Clifford and Mildred Thompson; and in-laws Donald Harless, Grace and Roy Frette, and Lois and Gene Reisetter
Creps Abels Funeral Home is caring for Arlene and her family.
Arlene Henrietta Reed, 102, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa.
Funeral services at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Eldora, with Pastor Aaron Hambleton officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Radcliffe Cemetery.
Arlene Thompson was born on July 24, 1918, in Radcliffe, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Ella (Fetter) Thompson. She was raised and educated in the Radcliffe School District, where she graduated from Radcliffe High School, Class of 1935. On February 22, 1939, she married Ralph Henry Reed in Radcliffe.
Arlene was very dedicated to her family and took on the role as homemaker for a majority of her working years. She also worked in a café in Steamboat Rock for a few years but her main passion was raising her family. Arlene a 4-H leader, 1957 Hardin County 4-H Family of the year, country club, and church groups. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting, crafts, watching her birds, but most importantly, she treasured the time spent with her family.
Survivors include her children, Kenneth (Linda) Reed, Pamela (Edwin) Berends, Douglas (Treva) Reed, Denise Matlage; daughters-in-law, Renee and June; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and sister Jeanette Harless.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Reed; parents, Henry and Ella; children, Leslie Reed and Roger Reed; siblings, Arnold and Alice Thompson, Leonard and Elaine Thompson, Clifford and Mildred Thompson; and in-laws Donald Harless, Grace and Roy Frette, and Lois and Gene Reisetter
Creps Abels Funeral Home is caring for Arlene and her family.
Funeral services at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Eldora, with Pastor Aaron Hambleton officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Radcliffe Cemetery.
Arlene Thompson was born on July 24, 1918, in Radcliffe, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Ella (Fetter) Thompson. She was raised and educated in the Radcliffe School District, where she graduated from Radcliffe High School, Class of 1935. On February 22, 1939, she married Ralph Henry Reed in Radcliffe.
Arlene was very dedicated to her family and took on the role as homemaker for a majority of her working years. She also worked in a café in Steamboat Rock for a few years but her main passion was raising her family. Arlene a 4-H leader, 1957 Hardin County 4-H Family of the year, country club, and church groups. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting, crafts, watching her birds, but most importantly, she treasured the time spent with her family.
Survivors include her children, Kenneth (Linda) Reed, Pamela (Edwin) Berends, Douglas (Treva) Reed, Denise Matlage; daughters-in-law, Renee and June; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and sister Jeanette Harless.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Reed; parents, Henry and Ella; children, Leslie Reed and Roger Reed; siblings, Arnold and Alice Thompson, Leonard and Elaine Thompson, Clifford and Mildred Thompson; and in-laws Donald Harless, Grace and Roy Frette, and Lois and Gene Reisetter
Creps Abels Funeral Home is caring for Arlene and her family.
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