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Kristi Reierson-McWayne Obituary
July 30, 1959 - February 18, 2025
Kristi Ann Reierson-McWayne passed away February 18, 2025, at St. Mary's (Mayo) Hospital, Rochester, Minn. Graveside service will begin at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at St. Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Colton.
Kristi Ann Reierson-McWayne was born on July 30, 1959, in Dell Rapids, S.D., to Rev. Roy and Estelle Reierson. She attended elementary school in Veblen, S.D., and graduated from Rapid City Central (S.D.) High School. She then attended Augustana College (now University) graduating in 1981 with a degree in French. She began her teaching career in Big Foot High School, Walworth, Wis., teaching French and retired from BFHS 35 years later.
Kristi is survived by her mother, Estelle Pearson; sister Karen Reierson; brother-in-law John (Jean) McWayne; aunts and cousins; special friends Dean and Elizabeth Abel and their daughters Emily and Sarah; and her beloved kitties - Pantoufle, Binx and Sophie. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim McWayne; father Rev. Roy Reierson; step father Roger Pearson; in-laws John and Marian McWayne; and brother-in-law Robert McWayne.
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