Reischl, Frederick (1927 - 2013)

REISCHL, KLEFFMAN, SMITH, WICKERSHAM

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 3/9/2013 at 15:59:14

Submitted by Marthann Kohl, posted by permission

Source: kjan.com

FREDERICK REISCHL, 85, of Earling, died Mon., March 4th, at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home, in Earling. A Mass of Christian Burial service for FREDERICK REISCHL will be held 11-a.m. Thu., March 7th, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance is from 4-to9-pm Wed., March 6th, with a Wake service at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance.

FREDERICK REISCHL is survived by:
His brother – Norbert (Nonie) Reischl, of Phoenix, AZ.
His sisters – Cecilia (Harry) Kieffman, of Harlan, and Leona (Don) Smith, of Elkhorn, NE.

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Source: knodfm.com

Funeral Services are pending for 85 year old Father Frederick Reischl of Earling. Father Reischl passed away on Monday, March 4th, at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling. The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.

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Source: pauleyjones.com

Arrangements and Services For
Rev. Frederick P. Reischl - Age 85
Who died on Monday, March 4, 2013

Visitation
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Defiance, Iowa

Wake Service
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
7:00 PM
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Defiance, Iowa

Mass of Christian Burial
Thursday, March 7, 2013
11:00 AM
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Defiance, Iowa

Interment
Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery
Defiance, Iowa

Rev. Frederick is survived by his brother Norbert (Nonie) Reischl of Phoenix, AZ; and sisters Cecilia (Harry) Kleffman of Harlan and Leona (Don) Smith of Elkhorn, NE

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Source: Published in The Daily Nonpareil on March 6, 2013

Reverend Fred P. Reischl

Reverend Fred P. Reischl, 85, died March 4, 2013, at the Little Flower Haven in Earling, Iowa.

Father Reischl attended St. Paul's High School, Defiance, Iowa. After military service he attended Conception College and Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood on June 9, 1955, at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines, Iowa. He served as Assistant Pastor at St. Ambrose Cathedral. He then served as Assistant Pastor at Holy Family in Council Bluffs, St. Joseph in Des Moines, St. Francis in Council Bluffs, Holy Trinity in Des Moines. He then became Pastor at Sacred Heart in Woodbine, St. Mary's in Panama, St. Patrick's in Audubon, Holy Trinity in Exira, St. Patrick's in Corning, St. Patrick' in Dunlap, Sacred Heart in Woodbine, Queen of Apostles in Council Bluffs, Sacred Heart in Chariton and St. Francis in Corydon, St. Mary's in Avoca and St. Patrick's in Walnut. In 1968 he was the Diocesan Director of Catholic Rural Life for one year. He retired in the year 2000 and after a year in West Des Moines, then moved to Fox Run in Council Bluffs where he lived until his most recent move to Little Flower Haven.

He will be remembered as a priest who had a great love for the scriptures. His Bibles were all underlined and he quoted from them extensively. He had a great sense of humor and was known for his clever sayings. He was dedicated to the people in the parishes where he served as well as to his own family. He kept up on current events and would comment on them.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Joe and Ed; and his sister Mary Ann (Steve).

Father Reischl is survived by his sister, Cecilia (Harry) Kleffman; his brother, Norbert (Nonie) Reischl; his sister, Leona (Don) Smith; his sisters-in-law, Mary Kay (Joe) Reischl and Irene (Ed) Reischl; and many nieces and nephews. Special thanks to the staff at Fox Run and the Little Flower Haven and his niece Shelly Wickersham.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance with a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the church Thursday, at 11 a.m. Memorials may either be Masses or Contributions to the Priest Pension Fund of the Diocese of Des Moines.