Sharlene Marie Reising

GARNER - Sharlene M. Reising, 73, of Garner died Thursday, May 10th as a result of a car accident on Highway 18, one mile east of Britt.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, May 14th at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Fr. Paul Lippstock officiating. Burial will be at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Garner.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 P.M., Sunday at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 660 Bush Ave., in Garner with a Scriptural Wake service at 7:30 P.M. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Cataldo Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to Sharlene Reising Memorial Fund.

Shar had the gift of brightening others' lives and loved bright colors. Please honor her by wearing bright clothes to her service.

Sharlene Marie Reising, the daughter of Edward and Elaine (Studer) Downs, was born February 23, 1939 on a farm north of Wesley. She graduated from Wesley High School in 1957 and continued her education at Mankato Business School. Shar then worked at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines as a Blue Cross Blue Shield employee. On June 8, 1959 she was married to James "Jim" Reising at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wesley. They made their home in Wesley and Sharlene worked at Home Federal Savings and Loan in Algona. She then stayed home to raise their children. In 1964, they moved to Garner. Ten years later she began working for Garner-Hayfield School District as a secretary until her retirement in 2000. Sharlene received a lot of enjoyment watching the children grow and develop as they went through school. After retirement she and Jim enjoyed wintering in Mesa, AZ. She enjoyed family time, music, golfing, gardening, playing bridge, laughing and enjoying life to its fullest. Shar will always be remembered for her laughter, great sense of humor and ability to light up a room. Her great joy was her grandchildren.

She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church where she was active in many church groups and activities. Shar was the church funeral luncheon coordinator for many years and was past president of the Garner Golf Association.

Shar is survived by her husband, Jim, of Garner; four children, Jeff (Susan) Reising of Willcox, AZ, Jerry (Lynne) Reising of Potosi, WI, Nancy (Rick) Prohaska of Garner and Rhonda (Dennis) Malecek of Hammond, WI; fourteen grandchildren, Leah, Luke and Taylor Reising, Nicholas, Brianna and Christina Reising, Lauren, Taryn and Mitchell Prohaska, Marcus, Madison, Andrew and Sam Malecek; three siblings, Doug (Diane) Downs of Shell Lake, WI, Syl (Art) Baker of Byron, IL and Dan (Janet) Downs of Burlington, WA; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.