Dr. Donald S. Reber

Dr. Donald S. Reber 1925-2004 Dr. Donald S. Reber passed away on the evening of July 10, 2004. He died peacefully, surrounded by his wife and children who had attended him throughout an extended illness. Don was born November 18, 1925 in St. George, UT to Harold and Doris Reber. Raised in Littlefield, AZ, he married Elaine Walton in Salt Lake City, UT on September 22, 1945. He earned a degree from Washington University Dental School in St. Louis, MO. and had practiced dentistry on the Monterey Peninsula since 1955 until his retirement in 1997. During the course of his distinguished practice, he was a member of the American Dental Association and active in the Monterey Bay Dental Society where he held posts as Chairman of the Ethics Committee and later as President. Don was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in numerous Church callings, including Branch President, Bishop, High Councilor, Stake President, and Stake Patriarch. He was devoted to his family and his faith, his friends and his patients. He will be deeply missed by all of them. He is preceded in death by brother Brice Reber and survived by sisters, Shirley Smith of Anaheim, CA, Gladys Olson of Pleasant Grove, UT, and Marilyn Pulsipher of San Diego, CA; brother, Lee Reber, of Hobbs, New Mexico; his wife of 59 years, Elaine Walton Reber; seven children, Pamela Grange of Orem, UT, Brent Reber of Salt Lake City, UT, Janice Edwards of Oxnard, CA, Mark Reber of Prunedale, California, Douglas Reber of Bakersfield, CA, Christine Graham of Colorado Springs, CO, and Shawn Reber of Monterey, CA; 26 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, July 26 at 2 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center at Plumas and Noche Buena in Seaside. Interment at Larkin Sunset Gardens in Sandy, Utah. Condolences may be posted at www.DonReber.com.