Mary Theresa (Ojile) Reed
REED, OJILE, RASHID, HAMMACK
Posted By: Stacy Bliesener (email)
Date: 1/31/2015 at 22:01:11
Mary Theresa Reed, of Blandinsville, IL died at 1:01 PM Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington.
Born in Beloit, WI, she was the daughter of William and Mary Rashid Ojile. On February 24, 1968, she married James Alfred "Jim" Reed in Carthage, IL. He died February 27, 2014.
Mary was a homemaker.
She was of the Catholic faith. She was an amazing cook and very artistic. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, shopping, and ceramics.
Survivors include one brother-in-law, Bill Reed of Carthage, IL; one sister-in-law, Jeannette Ojile of Burlington; nieces and nephews, John (Jill) Ojile of St. Louis, MO, Louis Ojile II of St. Louis, MO, Robert Ojile II of Iowa City, IA, David Hammack of Key West, FL, Karen (Don) Geders of St. Louis, MO, Barbara (John) Stieger of St. Louis, MO, Linda (Baxter) Leisure of St. Louis, MO, Regina (Phil Torissi) Ojile of St. Louis, MO, Robin (Rich) Muehlberg of St. Louis, MO, Angela Ojile of Phoenix, AZ, Julie (Ed) Hamlin of Fort McDowell, AZ, Lisa (Mike) Alexandropoulos of Burlington, IA, Bill (Anita) Reed of Athens, IL, Jim (Cathy) Reed of Oregon, IL, Susie Buckert of Des Moines, IA; several great nieces and great-nephews; and her best friends, Mary and Charles Hensley of Blandinsville.
Besides her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, William, Emil, Louis and Robert Ojile, one sister, Regina Hammack, and one sister-in-law, Sue Reed.
Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Thielen Crematory.
The Graveside Committal Service for Mr. and Mrs. Reed will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO with full military honors rendered.
A memorial has been established for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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