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Marie Reed Obituary
Born: May 27, 1923
Died: June 18, 2022
Marie Adele "Mary" (Ghighi) Reed, 99, of Marion, OH, formerly of Oglesby, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 18, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Visitation will be held from 1-3:00 PM, Friday, June 24, 2022 at the Prey-Mueller Funeral Home, Oglesby followed by a graveside service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, LaSalle with Rev. Marc Strand officiating.
Mary was born May 27, 1923, the second of six children, to Dominic and Alida (DeKeyser) Ghighi. She married James "Farmer" Reed on April 20, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY. They had three children, Charles, Mary Jean, and James.
Mary was a member of Oglesby Union Church. She enjoyed crocheting, making Christmas cookies for her children and grandchildren, playing cards and Scrabble and reading the newspaper. Mary lived in Oglesby until she moved to Marion, Ohio to live with her son, Charles and his wife, Beryl, six years ago.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Jean (Robert) Musser of Island Lake; one son, James (Rosemary) Reed of Nashville, TN; a daughter-in-law, Beryl Reed of Marion, OH; 10 grandchildren and their spouses; 21 great-grandchildren and her nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James on January 17, 1997; her son, Charles; her parents and her siblings, Albert, Natole "Jukie", Marjorie, Dominic and Donald.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Reed, Todd Reed, Brian Musser, Lucas Reed, Scott Reed and Zach Reed.
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Bernadette Biolchini Miller
June 23, 2022
Your mom was such a sweet woman and such a good neighbor. I know my mother valued her greatly as a neighbor. We all grew up so close together that you feel like family, So just wanted you to know that we share your sorrow in losing her, but are grateful for having had such a great lady in our lives. Love & Prayers,
Bernadette
Donna Easton Goodrick
June 22, 2022
Deepest condolences to the Reed family. I have very fond memories of Mary & all her family from my years of growing up in Oglesby & the Union Church. She was a genuinely sweet lady. May she rest in eternal peace.
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