George Reit (1963)

REIT, COLLINS, BOOG, JENSEN, MANCHESTER, HAGQUIST, AHROID, TERPSTRA

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 12/22/2006 at 14:14:04

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
1963

WINTERSET RITES FOR GEORGE REIT

Native Iowan Died Sunday At Pueblo, Colorado; Aged 69 Years

George Reit, a resident of Pueblo, Colo., the last 14 years, died in that city Sunday, Oct. 27, at the age of 69 years. Mr. Reit was the father of Mrs. Rival Collins of Winterset.

He was a native of Rock Valley, Ia., where he was born May 22, 1894, a son of Herman and Jennie Boog Reit. During his active life, he worked as a mechanic. He lived in Des Moines for 26 years before moving Colorado in 1949.

He was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church at Rock Valley.

Mr. Reit was married at Sioux Falls, S. Dak., on March 10, 1915, to Lillian Jensen, who survives him. He also leaves six children; Mrs. Vern Manchester, Bernard Reit, Mrs. Lee Hagquist and Mrs. John Ahrold, all of Des Moines, Mrs. Collins of Winterset and Ivan Reit of Fontana, Calif., in addition he leaves 19 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Terpstra of Rock Valley; and four brothers, Herman Reit of Alvord, Dick Reit of Benton, Ky., Frank Reit of Oildale, Calif., and Marvin Reit of Beresford, S. Dak.

Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. this Wednesday from the Collins Funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Robert A. Owens, pastor of the First Christian church of Winterset. Burial was to be made in Winterset cemetery.