Reding, Armella (1933 - 2017)

REDING, BISSEN, WERTHMANN, PINKERTON, ADAMS, HEINZLMEIR, HODAPP, BENJAMIN, SIMMONS, JANS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/30/2017 at 18:17:20

Name of deceased: Armella Claire Reding (nee Bissen)

Aged: 84 yrs, 2 mo, 17 days

Residence: Bennington, NE

Born: July 16, 1933; Defiance, IA

Died: Oct. 3, 2017; Ridgewood Retirement Community, Bennington, NE

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017; St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Omaha, NE; burial was in St. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Defiance, IA

Survived by: Husband of 63 years, Germain "Don" Reding of Omaha, NE; children, Cindy (spouse, Ralph) Werthmann of Savannah, GA; Peggy (spouse, Dan) Pinkerton of Elkhorn, NE, and Jeff Reding (spouse, Peggy) of Omaha, NE; grandchildren, Regina, Amy, Jeffrey, Jerry and Megan; great-grandchildren, Samuel and Gwendolyn; siblings, Margaret Adams of Omaha, NE, Paul Bissen (spouse, Martha) of Harlan, IA, and Kenneth Bissen (spouse, Alma) of Cedar Grove, TN; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Paul and Mary (nee Heinzlmeir) Bissen; son, Gary Reding; siblings, Melvin Bissen, Donald Bissen, Sr. Leona Bissen, Stella Hodapp, Joseph Bissen, Rita Benjamin, Theresa Simmons and Marie Jans

Education: graduated from St. Joseph's Catholic School, Dunlap, IA, where she was a cheerleader and May Queen

Religious affiliation: baptized at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Defiance, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Germain Reding; Nov. 21, 1955; St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Dunlap, IA

Employment: Armella began working out of high school as an assistant at a doctor's office in Dunlap, IA. She stayed home while her children were growing up, and then embarked on a career at American Greetings; eventually, she retired from Albertson's Pharmacy.

Hobbies/Interests: scrapbooking; painting; sewing; restoration of antiques; painting china dolls; gardening; reading; listening to music; was also an excellent cook

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com