John Robert REIL

REIL, SUNDBERG, STOYLES, BROWN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/8/2012 at 12:03:56

December 3, 1937 --- April 2, 2012

John Robert Reil, 74, of Hidden Valley Lake, CA, died peacefully Monday April 2nd, 2012. John was recently the Interim Pastor at Atonement Lutheran Church in Sacramento, CA. He is survived by his wife Marcie and their two sons, Brandon and Robert; his sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and John Sundberg and their two children, Mark and Jill.

John was born on December 3, 1937, in Waterloo, Iowa. He grew up in Eagle Grove, IA and was graduated from Eagle Grove HS. He attended St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 1958-1959, after completing studies from 1956-1958 at Eagle Grove Junior College. He was graduated from the State University of Iowa in 1960 with a BA in Psychology/Math. He then decided to pursue a teaching career, attending Drake University, Des Moines, IA, 1962-1964 and earning a BA in English/Speech. He completed his education, at Cal State College, Long Beach, 1967-1970 earning a MA in Drama. John was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States of America in June 1961, after serving three years in the Army National Guard of Iowa, and then serving two years and three months in the Army Reserves. John was awarded a coveted Lifetime Standard Teaching Credential with a specialization in Secondary Teaching from the State of CA. His love for the Lord made him an excellent teacher, fostering young lives for 30 years in the classroom, not just teaching their minds, bodies and voices, but really teaching their souls about life.

John married Marcie in 1982, and they enjoyed nearly 30 years of love and friendship together. They had two sons Brandon and Robert, while living in Anaheim, CA. They moved to Lompoc in 1989, where they lived for 22 years, before moving to Hidden Valley Lake, CA in June 2011. In 2000, John took a lay minister interim position at the family's church, Peace Lutheran in Lompoc, CA. This led him back to his original call to ministry, and he was ordained January 15, 2005. He served as Pastor at Peace Lutheran until he retired June 1, 2011. After their move, he took another interim position at Atonement Lutheran Church in Sacramento, CA. Memorial services will be planned and held on future dates at Peace Lutheran Church, Lompoc, CA, Galilee Lutheran Church, Kelseyville, CA, and Atonement Lutheran Church in Sacramento, CA. A private family burial will be planned for a future date as well.

Lompoc Record -- Lompoc, California
April 8, 2012

[Son of Fred and Prudence (Stoyles) Reil; married Marcie Brown]