Edward Franklin Reist

Edward Reist Obituary

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EDWARD FRANKLIN REIST 'Edd' Edd departed this life to be with the Lord on Christmas Day, December 25, 2008, after a lengthy struggle against both heart and lung disease. He was born December 22, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Jay S. Reist, Sr. and Grace E. (Rustenholtz) Reist. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Laura A. (St. Martin) Reist, two daughters, Lauren E. Renkert and husband Sam, and Linda M. Holder and husband James, all of Sugar Grove, NC; and two sons, David E. Reist and wife, Kellie, of West Palm Beach, FL, and Michael A. Reist, of Port St. Lucie, Florida. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren, H. Samuel Renkert V and wife, Bridgette and Daughter, Sabrina, of Fuquay-Varina, NC; Emily L. Critcher and husband, Tracy, and sons, Cooper M. and Finley E.; Sara R. Coffey and husband, Shawn, and children, Rylan M. Tyler W. and Cadyn Grace, all of Boone, NC; Henry L. Zuback of West Palm Beach, FL; Jonathan E. Zuback and wife, Angela; and Shaun M. D. Holder, of Boone, NC; and Ashley N. and Colin D. Reist, of West Palm Beach, FL; and Matthew M. Reist, of Port St. Lucie, FL; and many nieces and nephews. Edd was a good provider and loved all his family very much. He spent four years in the US Navy. He was also employed by the Kalamazoo City Police Department, City of Lake Worth, Florida Police Department and the US Postal Service in West Palm Beach, FL. Retiring as a Manager in May 1990 after 30+ years of service. Edd was a 28 year member of the Jupiter Elks Lodge #2469, Jupiter, FL and in 1985 was the Exalted Ruler of that Lodge. He will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him, and he was a friend to anyone he ever met. 'Your heart can be empty because you can't see me, or you can be full of the love we shared.' A memorial service will be held at the Jupiter Elks Lodge #2469, 10070 W. Indiantown Road, Jupiter, FL on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 7 PM. Arrangements under the care of Mizell-Faville-Zern Funeral Home 6411 Parker Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33405 561-833-4061 To express condolences and/or make donations Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries

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Published by The Palm Beach Post on Dec. 28, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Edward Reist

14 Entries

Carol (Deischer) Schmidt

January 23, 2009

Linda, I just heard of your Dad's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Bridgette Renkert

January 14, 2009

Grampa, I'm glad we had such a good talk the last time we were visiting. I will treasure that conversation. Although I've only known you for seven years, you have always accepted me as family and I have loved you as my grandfather. You have left all of us with fond memories. I will miss you but in your honor I will not forget to laugh and love.

Edd's last professional photo October 20, 2008

December 30, 2008

Lynne Fairchild

December 30, 2008

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived. Mr. Reist was one of the most warm, kind & gracious people I have ever known. He behaved with integrity always and LOVED his family very much. It was class that is rarely seen, and his beloved wife, children and grandchildren all have these very rare qualities. They always made me feel welcome. I know his generous spirit will surround you allways.Bless you all.

Lauren and Sam

December 30, 2008

Michael and his son, Matthew

December 30, 2008

Linda and James

December 30, 2008

David and his son, Colin

December 30, 2008

His beloved wife, Laura, and Beauregard

December 30, 2008

Edd on his 78th Birthday, 3 days before he left us

December 30, 2008

janice bailey

December 29, 2008

Uncle Ed you will be missed by your brothers and sister and sister in laws. also several nieces and nephews will greatly miss you. You made the trips to see you and Aunt Laurie always special and we will never forget those times We will be praying for you and the family.

Richard, Beverly Reist
and family.

Hank and Ruth Zuback

December 29, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
God Bless your family always.

Sharon Deischer

December 29, 2008

Mrs. Reist, Linda, Lauren, David, Michael, and the rest of the family, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Your father was a very special man and I am honored to have been able to be part of your family. We had shared many fun times growing up, weddings, baby showers, birthdays, you name it, we had a party for it, and everyone showed up and had lots of fun. These are memories that we can share. The last time I saw your father was at Jon and Angela's wedding and he was having a great time as we all were. He sure loved his family; he had the biggest smile when talking about his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. I enjoyed listening to him when he spoke. He will be missed, but he left us all with many fond and loving memories.
Please know that you all are in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless you all.
Love, Sharon, Phyllis and Katlyn

Linda Holder

December 29, 2008

You were the greatest Father that anyone could ever hope to have...you shared in every joy, heartache, birth, death, and life event with all of your family members, and you did it with the constant solidity that you always displayed. Never wavering in your deep devotion and love to your children, you were the infallible rock that we learned we could depend upon. You revelled in our joys and felt pain in our sorrows. You were never inappropriate in anyway toward anyone and displayed the utmost respect to our friends. We learned so much of life having you as our Father and you were the parent that always loved to show us new experiences. Through you we learned to camp, fish, swim, dance, travel, drive, ski, picnic, do homework, and just about anything else you can think of. Most of our first experiences were because of the deep joy you had in living and now without you we must learn to continue with our lives. I really do not know how I will manage that, but I know in the depths of my soul that you will still be there watching over your children and your very large family. Dad, I am so very grateful for the life you gave me and that I have become the person that I hope my children will become someday, they have had an excellent role model in you and I will always have you to thank for that. We will never forget the love you gave so generously, working 2 and 3 jobs to provide for your family. We sure are lucky to have your neverending love shining down through the stars and you will never be forgotten, but most surely missed. With all my love forever to my very special Father, Your second daughter, Linda

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