Grace
Reller, 81
San
Diego, Calif. - Grace Eva Reller, 81, formerly
of Thief River Falls, died on Friday, January 31,
2003 at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego,
Calif. 
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
February 15 at the Johnson-Green Funeral Home in
Thief River Falls with the Rev. Dean Keeling
officiating. Diane Johnson will be the soloist and
organist. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery
in Thief River Falls.
Grace
Eva Schulz was born on March 12, 1921, the daughter
of Paul and Clara (Lenhart) Schulz in Radium. She
was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church and
attended Warren High School, graduating in 1938.
On
November 11, 1944, she was united in marriage to
Marcus Bernard Reller at the Warren Parsonage. She
taught in Marshall County rural schools for nine
years. The couple lived in Comstock Township for
three years, then purchased a farm in Radium, where
Marcus continued farming. They moved to Chicago,
Ill. in 1952. Grace received her bachelor's degree
in sociology, graduating with honors from Roosevelt
University. Her husband worked in real estate.
Grace taught briefly in Chicago public schools
until their daughter was born. After Marcus' death
in 1974, Grace and her daughter moved to San Diego,
Calif., where she worked in market research and,
later, for the Area on Aging, serving the senior
population.
Grace
loved to help people. She enjoyed good
conversation, reading books and spending time in
her garden.
Survivors
include her daughter, Dawn (Dean) Keeling of San
Diego, Calif.; one grandson; and several nieces,
nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Grace
was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus, and
her parents. A00003B2003FB12
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