Eunice Reising, age 93, of Breda, died early Sunday morning, October 26, 2014 at Regency Park Nursing Home in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 31, 2014 at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breda. The Celebrant will be Eunice’s grandson Fr. Chris Reising. Con-Celebrants will be Fr. Gary Snyder, and Fr. Thomas Dooley. Music will be by Marilyn Hundling and the St. Bernard Choir. Mass servers will be Michael Reising and Gregory Reising. Lectors will be Monica Reising and Br. David Reising. Gift Bearers will be Janice Kirsch, Sheryl Mortenson, and Carol Kirsch. Eucharistic minister will be Br. David Reising. Casket Bearers will be Jason Reising, Rob Reising, Tim Reising, Joe Reising, Tom Reising, Jack Seaman. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery in Breda. The Breda American Legion Auxiliary will form an honor guard for the funeral mass.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Breda, after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, where there will be a Rosary prayed at 5 p.m., and a Christian Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Breda, and condolences may be left for the family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on October 25, 1921 on the family farm near Mt. Carmel, Iowa, Eunice Viola was the daughter of Frank and Julia (Bruning) Stangl. She grew up in the Mt. Carmel community, and attended school through 11th grade at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School; she then attended St. Bernard’s High School in Breda where she graduated. On June 22, 1943 she was united in marriage to Wilfrid Reising at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Mt. Carmel with Fr. Peter Strum officiating. The couple made their home northwest of Breda where she was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. Over the years Eunice also worked at the Lakewood Ballroom, The Vogue in Carroll, and Zeke’s in Breda. In 1975 Eunice moved into Breda. Eunice was a talented baker; she baked hundreds of birthday, wedding, and graduation cakes. She enjoyed quilting, sewing and volunteering with the R.S.V.P. program. Eunice was a member of the National Catholic Society of Foresters, St. Bernard’s Ladies Guild, Breda American Legion Auxiliary, and St. Bernard’s Parish.
Left to celebrate Eunice’s life are her children: Marikay Kirsch of Mason City, and Dean Reising and his wife Carmen of Des Moines; 16 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; her siblings: Merle Stangl of Atlantic, Warren (Laura) Stangl of Claremont, MN, and Marilyn (Dennis) Berg of Arcadia; her sister-in-laws: Arlene Stangl of Coon Rapids, and Margaret Stangl of Osage; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives.
Eunice was preceded in death by her parents, husband Wilfrid on January 10, 1970; two sons: John Reising, and Neil Reising; a daughter-in-law Susan Reising; three grandchildren: Theresa Reising, Pat Reising, and Carleen Kirsch; and a great-grandson, Jacob Reising; her siblings: Alma Mattes, Elaine Schmitz, Kenneth Stangl, Vernon Stangl, Glen Stangl, Gaylord Stangl, Lorraine Weitl, and Cedella Danzer.
