Randall “Randy” Lee Reiling

REILING, HINES, HENDERSON, MYERS, ENGELKEN, BURKLE, DOWNER

Posted By: diane (email)
Date: 12/2/2021 at 18:49:09

Randall “Randy” Lee Reiling, 66, of Winthrop, Iowa entered into his eternal rest on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 surrounded by loved ones.

Randy was born on September 27, 1951 in Aledo, Illinois, the son of Clair and Ruth Hines Reiling. He was baptized, confirmed, and raised in the Methodist faith. The family moved to rural Winthrop, Iowa when Randy was two years old. He attended school at Starmont where he graduated with the class of 1970. Randy was blessed with his three children: Jeremy, Jenni, and Kelsey.

Randy was united in marriage to Latha Henderson on July 24, 2004, gaining four more children and many grandchildren. As the children married, and more grandchildren arrived, he found his greatest joy being called, “Papa”. For a while the grandkids even thought he owned Chuck E. Cheese. Randy inherited his love of farming from his father, Clair; and now that love has been passed down to his son, Jeremy. He was actively farming by phone even after he was no longer able to be present on the farm. If Randy wasn’t farming, he could be found landscaping, planting trees, or negotiating a good deal.

Randy was a member of the Church of Christ United and the Buchanan County Pork Producers, from which he received many awards. The last number of years, Randy and Latha enjoyed the warmth of the California sunshine during the cold Iowa winters. Randy’s life really was a “Life Well Lived”.

Survivors include his three children and eight grandchildren: Jeremy (Holly) Reiling and their children: Claire, Cole, Quinn and new baby in December; Jenni (J.D.) Myers and their children: Jack and Ava; Kelsey (Ryan) Burke and their children: Declan and Norah; his wife Latha and her four children: Jill (Chuck) Settle and their children: Lainey (great granddaughter Alyvia), Blake, Josh, and Walker; Chad (Missy) Henderson and their children: Wesley, Gracie, Natalie, and Hailey; Eric (Alicia) Henderson and their children: Kooper, Kort, and McKinley; Abby Engelken (Nick Burkle) and their children: Sammy, Brandon, Oliver and Natalie; brothers: Larry (Dorothy) Reiling and Calvin (Carolyn) Reiling; sister Kaye (Jon) Downer, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents Clair and Ruth Reiling.

Visitation will be on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 from 4 PM until 8 PM at Fawcett Funeral Home in Winthrop and on Monday after 10 AM at the Church of Christ United. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 23, 2017, in the Church of Christ United in Winthrop with Pastor Dean Schlitter officiating. Pallbearers are nephews: Bryan Reiling, Greg Downer, Steve Downer, Mark Reiling, Mike Reiling, and Kevin Reiling. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery at Winthrop.