Decatur– J. Carolee Reeter, 75, of Decatur passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2010 in her residence.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Farina Cemetery, Farina, IL. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. Memorials may be made to the Homeward Bound Pet Shelter or Good Samaritan Inn. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.
Carolee was born October 3, 1934, in Farina, IL the daughter of Charley and Melinda (Leonhard) Dippold. She married Earl Edward Reeter on April 22, 1956. He preceded her in death on February 7, 2008. She began her work career as a teller with Northtown Bank and became the Vice President of Operations with the bank. She had also worked for her sister as a travel agent at Roan Travel. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling, reading and nature watching. She enjoyed softball and was a die-hard Cubs fan. Her greatest joy was watching her grandchildren participate in sports.
Surviving are her children: Vicki Jackson and her husband Gary of Long Creek, Tim Reeter and his wife Trish of Mt. Zion, Cathy Brown and her husband Keith of Dalton City, and Denise Reeter and her husband John “Wes” of Decatur; brothers: Jim Dippold and his wife Louise of Mt. Zion and Jack Dippold and his wife Jeanette of Farina; sister: Anne Schultetus of Decatur; brother-in-law: Jack Starkey of Decatur; sister-in-law: Bev Brown of Casey; sixteen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren also survive.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sister: Doris and brother: Charles.
| Hendrick Polanco |
My deepest condolences |
July 20, 2010 |
My deepest condolences. May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage
http://www.watchtower.org/e/200809/article_01.htm
| Shirley Long |
Friend |
July 20, 2010 |
I extend my sympathy to the family of Carolee Reeter. I am honored and priviledged to call her my friend. Over the 54 years we knew each there were times that we laughed and cried together and shared family stories. She was a very very special lady. Many times when we were together she shared things about each of you. She loved all her family with an unconditional love. She was a friend that could be trusted with all your secrets and you knew they were safe. She will be greatly missed. My prayers and thoughts are with you.
Shirley Long
| Bill & Cathy Layfield |
Neighbor |
July 20, 2010 |
Our sympathy to all the family and friends of Carolee. She was a good neighbor and will be truly missed. It's a true blessing that she had such a wonderful family that cared for her. She had a beautiful legacy and heritage in her life. Her memory will live for many generations. May God's grace and peace comfort you at this time and in the days to come.
Bill & Cathy Layfield
| Iris (Kruenegel) Caines |
Dippold cousin and High School Classmate |
July 19, 2010 |
I extend my Sympathy to Carolee Reeter's family.
We just saw and visited with Carolee Sunday, July 11, 2010, at the Dippold Family Reunion. So we were shocked to hear of her passing.
Carolee was a very nice person and will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the family.
Iris Caines
