Reida, Wesley G. 1930-2011

REIDA, HASWELL, BOOTH, MICHALEK, WANG, AESCHLIMAN, ROUDABUSH, LIDTKA

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 3/28/2011 at 22:11:32

Kloster Funeral Home (Brooklyn, IA) On-Line Obituaries

WESLEY G. REIDA

Wesley G. Reida, age 80 of Brooklyn, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell. Funeral Services: 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn with Rev. John Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, from 11 A.M. until 2 P.M. on Thursday prior to the service. Memorials may be contributed to Camp Courageous.

He is survived by his wife Doris of Malcom; a son Dennis (Linda) of Chariton; twin daughters, Susan Michalek (Doug) of Victor, and Sharon Wang (Jim) of Malcom; six grandchildren, Jill Michalek of Iowa City, Jeremiah Michalek of Victor, Mike Wang (Kim) of Brooklyn, Jamie Wang of Oskaloosa, Abby Aeschliman (David) of Hudson, WI and Molly Reida of Manassas, VA; four great-grandchildren, Kyra and Hailey Wang, and Sebastian and Madeline Aeschliman. Also surviving are a brother, Bruce Reida of Brooklyn and two sisters, Mary Jane Roudabush (Dean) of Columbus, OH, and Colleen Lidtka (Laverne) of Grinnell. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Wesley George Reida was born June 8, 1930 in Brooklyn, Iowa, the son of Amos and Gerna Haswell Reida. He graduated from Brooklyn High School in 1948 and then attended Simpson College. Wesley served in the U.S. Navy. He married Doris Booth on February 3, 1951 in Tama, Iowa. He was employed in real estate and insurance for many years. Wesley was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Kiwanis Club, where he had served as president. He enjoyed fishing and sightseeing, was a Chicago Bears and Iowa Hawkeyes fan, and loved to spend time with his family