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Edna B.

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Reed

January 1, 1915 – October 8, 2013

Obituary

Edna B. Reed, age 98, of Brookings, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at the United Living Community, in Brookings, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2013, at the Brookings Christian Church, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the Brookings Christian Church. Edna, the oldest of five children, was born on January 1, 1915, to Oscar and Josephine (Moldrem) Roti, on a farm near Howard, SD. She received her education in a country school near Howard. On January 31, 1934, she married Howard Reed at Madison, SD. They farmed in the Carthage, SD, area and later near Verndale, MN, before moving to Brookings in 1952. Edna was a full time homemaker. After their three children were grown, she was employed as a custodian at the Brookings Public Schools for several years, where her attention to detail was greatly appreciated. A few years after Howard's death she moved to Sunchase, where she continued to live until moving to Park Place Assisted Living in 2008. She had been residing at ULC since May of 2013. Edna was a member of the Brookings Christian Church, where she was actively involved until her later years. For many years she was secretary-treasurer for the church women's mission-focused group. She also enjoyed doing volunteer custodial work at her church. In her earlier years she enjoyed playing cards and traveling to the east coast and to Branson with a local travel club. Survivors include her three children: Lois (James) Gleitz of Mesa, AZ, Carol (Noel) Prussman of Montgomery, IL, and Lyle (Pam) Reed of Brookings, SD; ten grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and three sisters-in-law: Alta Roti of Sioux Falls, SD, Mable Roti of Westminster, MD, and JoAnn Roti-Munson of Watertown, SD. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Howard in 1990, one sister, Ovida Grapes, and three brothers, Dewayne, Glen, and Leo.
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