REETZ, Lola "Lou" M. (nee Willert)(Johnson) 1932-2005

REETZ, JOHNSON, LOHR, WILLERT

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/24/2009 at 16:54:20

Lola ‘Lou' M. Reetz

NORA SPRINGS — Lola "Lou" M. Reetz, 72, of Nora springs, formerly of the Charles City and Bassett areas, passed away Wednesday afternoon, (Feb. 2, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua with a memorial tribute at 3:30 p.m. Burial of the ashes will be in Rock Grove Cemetery in Nora Springs at a later date.

She is survived by four sons, Doyle Johnson Jr. (Dee) of Prairie Du Chien, Wis., Scott Johnson (Tammy) of Nora Springs, David Johnson (Lori) of Waseca, Minn., and Todd Johnson (Robin) of Memphis, Tenn.; two daughters, Patty Bilharz (Daniel) of Nashua and April Martin of Waseca, Minn.; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dale and Verne Willert, both of Charles City; and one sister, Ramona Jacobson, of Toddville.

Lola was preceded in death by her parents; and infant daughter, Tersia Johnson; one sister, Norma Frisbie; and one daughter-in-law, Vicki Johnson.

Lola M. Reetz was born Sept. 16, 1932, in Charles City, the daughter of Alfred and Maryetta (Lohr) Willert. She was raised in Charles City and graduated from Charles City High School in 1950.

She was united to Doyle Dean Johnson on Nov. 26, 1950, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charles City. To this union seven children were born. They lived in the Bassett area before moving to Nashua. They were later divorced. Lola married Sonny Reetz and they were later divorced.

Along with being a housewife, Lola worked at White Farm for a short time, then was the owner operator of the S & L Tap in Bassett for a number of years. She also owned and operated the Bassett Convenience Store. She later moved to Waseca, Minn., and was employed by Wahis Liquor for about 10 years. She moved to Nora Springs in 2001. Lola enjoyed her family, gardening, fishing and traveling.

Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, (641) 435-4134.

[Globe Gazette]