REISS, Rosella K. 1931-2010

REISS, GAUER, MARKOVETZ, OHRT, DREWELOW, SCHULTZ, FOLEY, ARMSTRONG, KONICEK, BAN

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 7/11/2010 at 22:32:10

[Waterloo Courier, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 ]

WATERLOO - Rosella K. Reiss, 78, of Rosewood Estates, died Saturday, Jan. 30, at Covenant Medical Center.

She was born Aug. 12, 1931, in Aberdeen, S.D., daughter of Joseph and Philomena Gauer Markovetz. She married Leo F. Reiss on Aug. 28, 1954, in Waterloo. He died Dec. 16, 2009.

Mrs. Reiss was employed at Rath Packing Co. for several years and later in the lunchroom of St. John's Catholic School.

Survived by: four sons, Louis (Virginia), Joseph (Shari) and Steven, all of Waterloo, and Edward of Des Moines; six daughters, Mary Ohrt, Janet (Craig) Drewelow, Susanne (Tim) Schultz and Phyllis (Kevin) Foley, all of Waterloo, Katherine (Greg) Armstrong of Beaver Dam, Wis., and Barbara (Gary) Konicek of Rochester, Minn.; 20 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: a grandson, Dana; a son-in-law, Del Ohrt; her parents; and her stepfather, Gus Ban.

Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Waterloo, with burial at 3 p.m. in Calvary Cemetery, Ryan. Public visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there will be a 4:30 p.m. Catholic Daughters of the Americas rosary. Visitation also an hour before services Wednesday at the church.

Memorials: may be directed to Columbus High School or Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

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