Reed, Marjean 1957-2011

REED, GRAVES, NIELSEN, TRYON, LAMBERSON, KENDALL, WHEELER, SILHANEK, KAZYNSKI

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Date: 9/18/2021 at 18:50:34

Marjean Reed
1957 - 2011
West Des Moines

BORN
1957
DIED
2011

Marjean Reed, 54, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be held on 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2012 at Hamilton's on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. The funeral service will be on 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. A private burial will be held Wednesday at Merle Hay Cemetery in Glidden, Iowa. A reception will be held at 12:00 pm Wednesday following the graveside service at the United Methodist Church in Glidden for family and friends.

Marjean was born on October 21, 1957 in Carroll, Iowa to Marjorie (Graves) and Darrell Nielsen. She graduated from Glidden-Ralston High School in 1976 and attended nursing college at Morningside, graduating in 1981. She was a registered nurse at Mercy Hospital for 15 years and was a Surgical Educator at Des Moines University for the past ten years. Marjean enjoyed golf, gardening, cooking, water skiing traveling, art, and music.

Her memory will be cherished by her husband, Dr. Kendall Reed; sons, Tanner Tryon and Travis (Lorrie) Tryon; daughter, Mandy (Josh) Lamberson; step-sons, Richard (Nicole) Kendall-Reed, Christopher (Andrea) Reed; step-daughters, Lori Wheeler and Leslie (Raymond) Reed-Silhanek; mother, Marjorie Nielsen; sister, Diane (Dave) Kazynski; step-grandchildren, Kendall, Liana, Savannah, Evan, Keyler and Kelsey; nephew, Justin Kazynski; niece, Shannon Kazynski; and great-nephew, Cohen Kazynski.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Marjean Reed Scholarship Fund at Des Moines University. Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com. ~ The Des Moines (IA) Register 01 Jan 2012.