Luella Reis, 86 of Auburn, died early Tuesday morning, March 4, 2014 at the Carroll Health Center Nursing Home in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2014 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Auburn. The Celebrant will be Fr. Lynn Bruch. Mass Servers will be Luella’s great-grandchildren: Tanner Bohm and Taylor Bohm. Music will be by Carmen Ludwig, St. Mary’s Choir, with Luella’s daughter-in-law, Vickie Reis, and Luella’s great-granddaughter, Amber Brockman as soloists. Lectors for the funeral mass will be Luella’s daughter, Tricia Langel, and Luella’s granddaughter, Sonya Wilt. Gift Bearers will be Luella’s children: Deb Ludwig, Terry Reis, and Dan Reis. Eucharistic Minister will be Luella’s daughter, Pam Deal. Honorary Casket Bearers will be Luella’s granddaughters: Robin Wood, Rachel Brockman, Ronda Bohm, Stacey Benson, Sara Crabbs, Leslie Reis, Sonya Wilt, and Danielle Evans. Casket Bearers will be Luella’s grandsons: Matt Kuker, John Kuker, Ben Langel, Bryson Langel, Scott Reis, and Jason Ludwig. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery near Auburn.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday where there will be a Christian Wake Service at 5 p.m. and a Rosary at 6:30 p.m.
The casket will be moved to St. Mary’s Church at 9:30 a.m. on Friday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Luella’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on September 15, 1927 at Roselle, Iowa, Luella Margaret was the daughter of Bernard and Mary (Meier) Bluml. She spent her younger years in the Roselle area and attended Holy Angels School.
On March 5, 1946 she was united in marriage to LaVerdos Reis at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lidderdale. The couple farmed in the Breda and Auburn area until 1986 when they moved to their home in Auburn. Throughout her working career Luella was employed at Waters Clothing Store in Carroll, Snappy Popcorn in Breda, and also cooked at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City.
Luella was a talented homemaker and enjoyed sewing, cooking, hosting family gatherings, and always opened her home to welcome family and her many friends. In their younger years Luella and LaVerdos enjoyed dancing, bowling, and fishing. Luella also enjoyed playing cards, crossword puzzles, and socializing with her family and friends. She had a deep devotion to her faith being active in St. Mary’s Parish, Parish Ladies Guild, and Parish Funeral Committee.
Survivors include her children: Pam Deal and husband Jim of Anoka, MN, Terry Reis and wife Joy of Lake View, Tricia Langel and husband Gene of Templeton, Dan Reis and wife Vickie of Westside, and Deb Ludwig and husband Meryl of Auburn; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; her sisters: Elaine Schwaller of Templeton, and Mary Jane Bluml of Minneapolis, MN; her brothers: Harold ( Phyllis) Bluml of Wichita, KS, and Felix (Kay) Bluml of Jefferson City, MO; her in-laws: Alma Bluml of Wall Lake, Janice Huisenga of Carroll, Illa Mae Riesberg of Halbur, Helen Reis of Coon Rapids, and Louis Williams of Carroll; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives.
Luella was preceded in death by her parents; her husband LaVerdos in 2005; her grandsons: Rick Reis and John Reis; her son-in-law, Tom Kuker; her sister, Karen Bluml; and her brothers: Leonard Bluml and Norman “Jack” Bluml.
