Juanita Reincke

(February 11, 1928 - October 16, 2007)

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today in the Irvin Funeral Home chapel in Centralia for Juanita Reincke, 79, of Centralia. The service will be followed by cremation, with final interment of cremains taking place at a later date. Visitation is this morning after 10 at the funeral home. Parish coordinator Darren Eultgen will officiate the services.

Reincke died at 4:57 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Centralia. She was born in Springfield on February 11, 1928, the daughter of Emil Weichert and Jeannette (Leaverton).

In 1973, she moved to Centralia from Springfield. She retired from the Warren G. Murray Developmental Center, where she was the manager of the Recipient Resource Center. She was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, a Toastmistress in Springfield, and in earlier years she was a leader of the Cub Scouts, as well as the Boy Scouts.

Survivors include: sons, Joe Reincke and wife Wendy of Granite City and Jim Reincke and wife Debbie of Salem; daughters, Michelle Ellis and husband Terry of Carlyle and Deborah Kirkpatrick of Homestead, Florida; a sister, Mary Hemberger and husband Vernon of Pleasant Plains; a special friend, Linda Hixenbaugh of Centralia; grandchildren, Melissa Kirkpatrick, Marissa Logan, Christina Logan, Lyle Logan, Bessie Howell, and Debbie Jourdan; and 17 great-grandchildren.

I miss you Gma.