1936
Jan
2014
Jan Thomas Reed
August 2, 1936 — December 20, 2014
Funeral services for Jan T. Reed, age 78, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the United Methodist Church. Captain Jim Brickson will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery with military honors accorded by members of the American Legion and VFW Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4-7:00 p.m. Friday, December 26, 2014 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Jan died on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his home.
Jan Thomas Reed was born on August 2, 1936 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Arthur H. and Julia A. (Rowe) Reed. He grew up and went to school in Glenville and graduated from Northwood High School. He attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. On November 11, 1956 Jan was united in marriage to Darlene Lorraine Jensen at the First Presbyterian Church. He served in the U. S. Army from 1956-58, and was stationed at Sandia Base in Albuquerque. Jan was the owner/operator of Hi-Yield Products since 1969 with plants in Alden and Hartland. Jan was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He served on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, the Freeborn County Planning and Zoning Board, the Shellrock 4H Club, and FFA. In his spare time Jan loved to play golf. He also enjoyed going to bluegrass music festivals.
Survivors include his wife Darlene; children Vicki (Bill) Williams of Albert Lea, Anne (Dave) Hanson of Lake Mills, Renae (Dale) Himrich of Rochester, Kevin (Brenda) Reed of Albert Lea, and Kyle (Jodie) Reed of Hartland; grandchildren Kerri (Lee) Kuiters, Kim Gaskill, Wendi (Christopher) Smith, Tami Gaskill, Scott (Jenna) Gaskill, Gina (Jay) Schneider, Stephanie Williams, Kayla (Ryan) Langhans, Tabitha (Kyle) Hofmeister, Stacie (Ryne) Christner, Cole (Rebecca Vehrenkamp, Weston (Miranda) Williams, Alysa (David) Miller, Ethan Reed, Jake Reed, Madison Reed, Austin Himrich, and Noelle Himrich and 17 great-grandchildren.
Jan was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Julia Reed.
Special thanks to the Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice, to Pastors Clayton Balsley and Mark Miller, and the congregation of Calvary Baptist Church.
Memorials are preferred to the Salvation Army, Youth For Christ or Hospice of Albert Lea.
Jan died on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his home.
Jan Thomas Reed was born on August 2, 1936 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Arthur H. and Julia A. (Rowe) Reed. He grew up and went to school in Glenville and graduated from Northwood High School. He attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. On November 11, 1956 Jan was united in marriage to Darlene Lorraine Jensen at the First Presbyterian Church. He served in the U. S. Army from 1956-58, and was stationed at Sandia Base in Albuquerque. Jan was the owner/operator of Hi-Yield Products since 1969 with plants in Alden and Hartland. Jan was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He served on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, the Freeborn County Planning and Zoning Board, the Shellrock 4H Club, and FFA. In his spare time Jan loved to play golf. He also enjoyed going to bluegrass music festivals.
Survivors include his wife Darlene; children Vicki (Bill) Williams of Albert Lea, Anne (Dave) Hanson of Lake Mills, Renae (Dale) Himrich of Rochester, Kevin (Brenda) Reed of Albert Lea, and Kyle (Jodie) Reed of Hartland; grandchildren Kerri (Lee) Kuiters, Kim Gaskill, Wendi (Christopher) Smith, Tami Gaskill, Scott (Jenna) Gaskill, Gina (Jay) Schneider, Stephanie Williams, Kayla (Ryan) Langhans, Tabitha (Kyle) Hofmeister, Stacie (Ryne) Christner, Cole (Rebecca Vehrenkamp, Weston (Miranda) Williams, Alysa (David) Miller, Ethan Reed, Jake Reed, Madison Reed, Austin Himrich, and Noelle Himrich and 17 great-grandchildren.
Jan was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Julia Reed.
Special thanks to the Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice, to Pastors Clayton Balsley and Mark Miller, and the congregation of Calvary Baptist Church.
Memorials are preferred to the Salvation Army, Youth For Christ or Hospice of Albert Lea.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Jan Thomas Reed, please visit our flower store.
Guestbook
Visits: 16
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors