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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Isabel J. Reitz
Isabel J.
Reitz
Jun 16, 1917 — Jan 6, 2009
Isabel J. Reitz's Obituary
Memorial To Our Mother
God saw that you were getting tired And a cure was not to be, So He put his arms around you and whispered, "Come with me." With aching hearts we watched you suffer, And saw you fade away. Although we loved you dearly, We could not help you stay. A loving heart stopped beating, A special mother put to rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best!
Isabel J. Reitz, 91, of Centre Hall, went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at the Wynwood House in Centre Hall.
She was born June 16, 1917, in Axemann, a daughter of the late Foster and Cora Brooks Jodon.
She married Myron W. Reitz September 7, 1935, who preceded her in death March 26, 1973.
Isabel was a 1933 graduate of Centre Hall-Potter High School.
Mrs. Reitz worked at Sylvania Electric in Mill Hall, from 1942 to 1945. She later worked as an operator for Bell Telephone from 1951 until her retirement in 1972.
She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Centre Hall and the United Methodist Church Women; the Bell Telephone Pioneers, and was a fifty year member of Progress Grange in Centre Hall.
Gardening, knitting, crocheting and other handcrafts were among the things she enjoyed most.
She is survived by a daughter Joan Olley and her husband Bert of Camp Hill, a son Wesley Reitz and his wife Carol F. of State College; a sister Jean Corman of Bellefonte; three grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Six sisters, Marchie Confer, Adeline Rhoads, Edwina Emery, Grace Yorks, Emma Hettinger and Cherry Brininger preceded her in death along with two brothers, L. Edgar and William B. Jodon.
Friends will be received from 7 - 9 p. m. Friday, January 9, 2009, at Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, 226 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Centre Hall, PA. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Grace United Methodist Church, 127 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Centre Hall, PA; with the Reverend Judy Hulslander officiating. Burial will be at Centre County Memorial Park, 1032 Benner Pike, State College, PA
Contributions in her memory may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 292, Centre Hall, PA 16828.
A guest book can be signed or condolences sent to the family at www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com.
God saw that you were getting tired And a cure was not to be, So He put his arms around you and whispered, "Come with me." With aching hearts we watched you suffer, And saw you fade away. Although we loved you dearly, We could not help you stay. A loving heart stopped beating, A special mother put to rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best!
Isabel J. Reitz, 91, of Centre Hall, went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at the Wynwood House in Centre Hall.
She was born June 16, 1917, in Axemann, a daughter of the late Foster and Cora Brooks Jodon.
She married Myron W. Reitz September 7, 1935, who preceded her in death March 26, 1973.
Isabel was a 1933 graduate of Centre Hall-Potter High School.
Mrs. Reitz worked at Sylvania Electric in Mill Hall, from 1942 to 1945. She later worked as an operator for Bell Telephone from 1951 until her retirement in 1972.
She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Centre Hall and the United Methodist Church Women; the Bell Telephone Pioneers, and was a fifty year member of Progress Grange in Centre Hall.
Gardening, knitting, crocheting and other handcrafts were among the things she enjoyed most.
She is survived by a daughter Joan Olley and her husband Bert of Camp Hill, a son Wesley Reitz and his wife Carol F. of State College; a sister Jean Corman of Bellefonte; three grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Six sisters, Marchie Confer, Adeline Rhoads, Edwina Emery, Grace Yorks, Emma Hettinger and Cherry Brininger preceded her in death along with two brothers, L. Edgar and William B. Jodon.
Friends will be received from 7 - 9 p. m. Friday, January 9, 2009, at Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, 226 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Centre Hall, PA. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Grace United Methodist Church, 127 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Centre Hall, PA; with the Reverend Judy Hulslander officiating. Burial will be at Centre County Memorial Park, 1032 Benner Pike, State College, PA
Contributions in her memory may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 292, Centre Hall, PA 16828.
A guest book can be signed or condolences sent to the family at www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com.
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