She was born April 28, 1930, in Pottersdale, a daughter of the late Clyde and Lavina Ethel (Moore) Heichel.
Mrs. Reed was a homemaker.
She was previously employed at the Clearfield Dairy, the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge No. 540 and Gilberts Store.
She is survived by five children, Cheryl Jean Bird and her husband, Mike, of Columbus, Ohio, Paula Queen and her husband, Eric, of Curwensville, David H. Gilbert and his wife, Cheryl, of Utah, Peggy Broad and her husband, William, of Glen Richey and Judi Ward and her husband, Harry, of Mineral Springs; 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a sister, Wilma Showden of Clearfield; a sister-in-law, Ruth Heichel of Luthersburg; a brother-in-law, Ike Showden of New Bethlehem; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Francis E. "Frank" Reed on Oct. 24, 2001, and whom she married Oct. 14, 1977, at the Saddle Club, Wallaceton; four sisters, Inez Hertlein, Freida Kelly, Edra Malizia, Ruth Showden; and five brothers, Oliver Heichel, Maurice Heichel, Gerald Heichel Sr., Carl Heichel and Eugene Heichel.
Funeral services will be held at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield on Friday at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Tony S. Searles officiating. Interment will follow in the Crown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde.
Friends will be received at the funeral home on Thursday from 3-5 & 7-9 PM and on Friday from 10-11:00 AM
She was born April 28, 1930, in Pottersdale, a daughter of the late Clyde and Lavina Ethel (Moore) Heichel.
Mrs. Reed was a homemaker.
She was previously employed at the Clearfield Dairy, the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge No. 540 and Gilberts Store.
She is survived by five children, Cheryl Jean Bird and her husband, Mike, of Columbus, Ohio, Paula Queen and her husband, Eric, of Curwensville, David H. Gilbert and his wife, Cheryl, of Utah, Peggy Broad and her husband, William, of Glen Richey and Judi Ward and her husband, Harry, of Mineral Springs; 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a sister, Wilma Showden of Clearfield; a sister-in-law, Ruth Heichel of Luthersburg; a brother-in-law, Ike Showden of New Bethlehem; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Francis E. "Frank" Reed on Oct. 24, 2001, and whom she married Oct. 14, 1977, at the Saddle Club, Wallaceton; four sisters, Inez Hertlein, Freida Kelly, Edra Malizia, Ruth Showden; and five brothers, Oliver Heichel, Maurice Heichel, Gerald Heichel Sr., Carl Heichel and Eugene Heichel.
Funeral services will be held at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield on Friday at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Tony S. Searles officiating. Interment will follow in the Crown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde.
Friends will be received at the funeral home on Thursday from 3-5 & 7-9 PM and on Friday from 10-11:00 AM
Family Members
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Inez Elma Heichel Hertlein
1910–1981
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Frieda Mae Heichel Kelly
1912–1989
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Edra Jane Heichel Malizia
1914–1967
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Oliver LeRoy Heichel
1915–1973
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Gerald Lee Heichel Sr
1919–1996
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Carl Allen Heichel
1921–1985
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Ruth A. Heichel Showden
1923–1985
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Wilma O. Heichel Showden
1925–2012
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Eugene Lynn "Gene" Heichel
1927–2004
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