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Mary Reeser Obituary

REESER Mary Margaret (Wisse) Reeser, 47, of Columbia, S.C., died suddenly after a brief illness, March 23, 2009. She is preceded in death by her mother Katherine E. Wisse of Columbus, Oh. She is survived by her husband, Alex Reeser of Columbia, S.C.; her father, William Wisse and brother, John Wisse of Columbus, Oh.; her mother-in-law, Johanna Reeser of Columbia, S.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, and nieces, nephews and cousins. Mary was born July 9, 1961 in Columbus, Oh. where she was raised in the Catholic faith in St. Catherine's Parish. She is a 1979 graduate of Bishop Hartley High School. In addition to her great loyalty as a fan of Ohio State football, she had a lifelong love of animals. A graveside service and burial was held Friday, March 27 at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C. To honor Mary's love for animals, the family respectfully requests that memorials may be sent to Riverbanks Society, PO Box 1060, Columbia, S.C. 29202.

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Published by The Columbus Dispatch on Apr. 3, 2009.

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Linda Strapp

April 30, 2009

To the Wisse Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. As I am helping plan our 30th class reunion from Bishop Hartley I just found out about the loss of Mary. How saddened I am too as I was good friends with mary at St. Catharine's and Hartley also. I did just see the passing of her mother and I am so sorry for you and John , Mr. Wisse. Please know we will miss her and will have the mass that we have before our class reunion this summer in honor of our classmate Mary. God Blees you.
Linda Wirthman Strapp

Veronica Hooffstetter

April 11, 2009

"Dad",
I truly apologize I haven't been in touch with you yet. I'll phone in the next couple of days. Hope you are doing well. God bless! The Lord is Risen!

Veronica F. (Murray) Hooffstetter

April 7, 2009

I was surprised and saddened to learn of the sudden loss of Mary. Mary and I were friends from about 1972 when I first came to St. Catharine School, until just about 10 years ago, when I unfortunately, lost touch with her. I was just going to mail her a sympathy card over the recent passing of her dear mother, Katie Wisse. You just never know... Mary, indeed, was a lot of fun; we were "partners in crime" for many, many years. She and I were "rebels without a cause" it seemed like forever! She later was a matron of honor in my wedding. In addition to her love of animals, she loved being a wife and homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and was quite a good one. She also loved playing cards and was an avid Superbowl fan, no matter who was playing. She will be missed. My condolences to all of the family. "Dad", I know this must be a very difficult time for you., especially. John, thank you for this nice obituary; I am so glad you mentioned her being raised in the Catholic faith. Thank you for having this written; I might have never known about her passing. God bless you all...Veronica

JULIE GOSS

April 3, 2009

TO THE WISSE FAMILY,
I'M SORRY FOR THE LOSE OF MARY, I REMEMBER THE FUN TIMES WE HAD AT HARTLEY, SHE WAS SO FULL OF LIFE & ENJOYED HER FAMILY & FRIENDS. MY PRAYERS & THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU.

JULIE GOSS

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