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Robert Messing
May 5, 2005
Great Aunt Reta was always kind and inspired me to be creative. She had a life of wonderful experiences and even in her final days, she managed to frequently hum out catchy songs. Reta will be missed - but my admiration for her will go on.
Connie & Don Messing
May 5, 2005
Dear Aunt Reta
Thank you for a lifetime of love, music, art and hospitality and cherished memories that will last us forever. We will always have you in our hearts. Rest in peace with God.
Connie & Don
Helen Brooks (Gow)
May 5, 2005
Dear relatives and friends of Reta. So many relatives and so many friends. Reta was unique as I am sure you know. I am a friend of Connie and Don Messing and have known Reta for many years. She is with God now. Helen
sue, jess and steve campbell/percy
May 4, 2005
Remembering Reta
With so many memories, I can’t choose just what to say, to pay tribute to dear Reta on this sentimental day
I have no talent for art, so I’ll paint her spirit with words, for she so loved her family, and her flowers, and birds.
We were blessed by her company and her great raspberry pies, and through the strokes of her paintbrush, we know the world through her eyes
Though she never had offspring, she served generations of young; we’ll all miss her hospitality and those little songs that she sung
She chopped her own wood and then dressed up for high tea, she sewed her own clothes and traveled the world sea-to-sea
Her stories were legion, as were her acts of kind grace, and we loved her fiery red hair framing her fun-loving face
She was strong-willed and independent, yet caring and smart, and now her presence lives on, in our homes through her art
Her life was well-lived, and now she returns to her past, happy trails dear Aunt Reta… you are going home at last.
This world will be as diminished by your absence as it was enriched by your presence. Until we meet again… love from your family and friends.
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Joanne LaBossiere
May 4, 2005
Dear Aunt Reta. Thank you for always 'being there' for me. You are truly an inspiration to all of us.
Love Joanne
susan campbell
May 3, 2005
Thanks for all great times and the legacy of your wonderful art, go in peace. love Susie
Rick Cherryholme
May 3, 2005
God rest you, Reta!!
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